Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health by country
Countries reporting
29
Highest
0.9212
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
0.045
South Africa
Median
0.6197
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
320
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 0.9212 in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 0.045 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6197, and the mean is 0.5684.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 49.0%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 69.8%).
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9212 | 2015 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 2 | Zambia | 0.8977 | 2015 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 3 | Ukraine | 0.8797 | 2013 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8754 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.8147 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Peru | 0.7597 | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Mauritius | 0.7135 | 2012 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 0.679 | 2016 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 9 | Ecuador | 0.659 | 2017 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 0.6491 | 2015 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 11 | El Salvador | 0.6468 | 2014 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 12 | Honduras | 0.6418 | 2016 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 13 | Morocco | 0.6218 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 14 | Jordan | 0.6218 | 2016 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 15 | Pakistan | 0.6197 | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 16 | Palestine, State of | 0.6167 | 2017 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 17 | Paraguay | 0.6162 | 2009 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 18 | Armenia | 0.5774 | 2021 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 0.5742 | 2019 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 20 | Chile | 0.5592 | 2017 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 0.4696 | 2017 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 22 | Argentina | 0.4634 | 2017 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 0.415 | 2017 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 0.3892 | 2015 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 25 | Philippines | 0.3163 | 2019 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 0.261 | 2017 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 0.0934 | 2011 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 0.0854 | 2017 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.045 | 2020 | down 2.4% | volatile |