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

Jordan: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.6218 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6218
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
14th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.7079
in 2008
All-time low
0.6218
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.6872007: 0.6852008: 0.7082009: 0.6752010: 0.6772011: 0.6562012: 0.6512013: 0.6492014: 0.6542016: 0.622

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.6218 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Jordan peaked at 0.7079 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6218, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 14th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.6872
2007 0.6846 -0.4%
2008 0.7079 +3.4%
2009 0.6745 -4.7%
2010 0.6767 +0.3%
2011 0.6563 -3.0%
2012 0.6509 -0.8%
2013 0.649 -0.3%
2014 0.6535 +0.7%
2016 0.6218 -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6886 0.6745 0.7079 4
2010s 0.6514 0.6218 0.6767 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 11 El Salvador 0.6468 compare
  2. 12 Honduras 0.6418 compare
  3. 13 Morocco 0.6218 compare
  4. 15 Pakistan 0.6197 compare
  5. 16 Palestine, State of 0.6167 compare
  6. 17 Paraguay 0.6162 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Jordan?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Jordan was 0.6218 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7079 in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6218 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
Jordan ranks 14th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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