Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Armenia

Armenia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.5774 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5774
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
18th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.7758
in 2011
All-time low
0.5774
in 2021
Years of data
7
2011–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Armenia, 2011–2021

00.20.40.60.82011201620212011: 0.7762013: 0.7412014: 0.7222015: 0.6112016: 0.6612020: 0.622021: 0.577

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 0.5774 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Armenia peaked at 0.7758 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5774, in 2021.

Armenia ranks 18th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health in Armenia, 2011 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2011 0.7758
2013 0.7406 -4.5%
2014 0.7219 -2.5%
2015 0.6112 -15.3%
2016 0.6608 +8.1%
2020 0.6201 -6.2%
2021 0.5774 -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.7021 0.6112 0.7758 5
2020s 0.5987 0.5774 0.6201 2

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 15 Pakistan 0.6197 compare
  2. 16 Palestine, State of 0.6167 compare
  3. 17 Paraguay 0.6162
  4. 19 Dominican Republic 0.5742 compare
  5. 20 Chile 0.5592 compare
  6. 21 Guatemala 0.4696 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Armenia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Armenia was 0.5774 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7758 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5774 in 2021.
How does Armenia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
Armenia ranks 18th out of 29 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 320 data points, 2000–2021
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