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

Russian Federation: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.3903 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.3903
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
3rd
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.5985
in 2000
All-time low
0.3903
in 2016
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Russian Federation, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 0.5982001: 0.552002: 0.5412003: 0.4892004: 0.4652005: 0.4332006: 0.4242007: 0.4072008: 0.3942009: 0.512010: 0.4382011: 0.4222012: 0.4212013: 0.412014: 0.4172015: 0.4042016: 0.39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 0.3903 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Russian Federation peaked at 0.5985 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3903, in 2016.

Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male in Russian Federation, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5985
2001 0.5495 -8.2%
2002 0.5405 -1.6%
2003 0.4894 -9.5%
2004 0.4655 -4.9%
2005 0.4331 -7.0%
2006 0.4236 -2.2%
2007 0.4065 -4.0%
2008 0.3938 -3.1%
2009 0.5098 +29.5%
2010 0.4376 -14.2%
2011 0.4217 -3.7%
2012 0.421 -0.1%
2013 0.4095 -2.7%
2014 0.4166 +1.7%
2015 0.4043 -3.0%
2016 0.3903 -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.481 0.3938 0.5985 10
2010s 0.4144 0.3903 0.4376 7

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 Maldives 0.6082 compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia 0.4821 compare
  3. 4 Mongolia 0.377 compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 0.3714 compare
  5. 6 Zambia 0.3553 compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Russian Federation?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Russian Federation was 0.3903 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 0.5985 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3903 in 2016.
How does Russian Federation rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Russian Federation ranks 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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
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