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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.659 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.659
Change on year
up 16.4%
World rank
9th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.659
in 2017
All-time low
0.3902
in 2005
Years of data
14
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Ecuador, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.5032003: 0.4862004: 0.5082005: 0.392006: 0.4922007: 0.4472008: 0.4482009: 0.5032010: 0.5522011: 0.532012: 0.5422014: 0.6392015: 0.5662017: 0.659

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Ecuador is 0.659, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Ecuador peaked at 0.659 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3902, in 2005.

That places Ecuador 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5029
2003 0.4859 -3.4%
2004 0.5076 +4.5%
2005 0.3902 -23.1%
2006 0.4922 +26.1%
2007 0.4469 -9.2%
2008 0.4477 +0.2%
2009 0.5031 +12.4%
2010 0.5522 +9.8%
2011 0.53 -4.0%
2012 0.5416 +2.2%
2014 0.6392 +18.0%
2015 0.5664 -11.4%
2017 0.659 +16.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.472 0.3902 0.5076 8
2010s 0.5814 0.53 0.659 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 6 Peru 0.7597 compare
  2. 7 Mauritius 0.7135 compare
  3. 8 Sri Lanka 0.679 compare
  4. 10 Costa Rica 0.6491 compare
  5. 11 El Salvador 0.6468 compare
  6. 12 Honduras 0.6418 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Ecuador was 0.659 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.659 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3902 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
Ecuador ranks 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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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