Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.1475 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1475
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
49th
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.1814
in 2012
All-time low
0.1475
in 2021
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru, 2000–2021

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.1752001: 0.1752002: 0.1732004: 0.172005: 0.1682006: 0.1632007: 0.1792008: 0.172009: 0.1792010: 0.1742011: 0.1762012: 0.1812013: 0.1652014: 0.1662015: 0.1632016: 0.1692018: 0.1662019: 0.1652021: 0.147

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru stood at 0.1475. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru peaked at 0.1814 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1475, in 2021.

That places Peru 49th out of 68 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1753
2001 0.1746 -0.3%
2002 0.1735 -0.7%
2004 0.1701 -1.9%
2005 0.168 -1.2%
2006 0.1631 -2.9%
2007 0.1792 +9.9%
2008 0.17 -5.1%
2009 0.1793 +5.5%
2010 0.1738 -3.1%
2011 0.1759 +1.2%
2012 0.1814 +3.1%
2013 0.1649 -9.1%
2014 0.1658 +0.6%
2015 0.1633 -1.5%
2016 0.1692 +3.6%
2018 0.1662 -1.8%
2019 0.165 -0.7%
2021 0.1475 -10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1726 0.1631 0.1793 9
2010s 0.1695 0.1633 0.1814 9
2020s 0.1475 0.1475 0.1475 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Peru was 0.1475 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.1814 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1475 in 2021.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Peru ranks 49th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 851 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed