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

Armenia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.482 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.482
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
7th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.5845
in 2011
All-time low
0.4172
in 2018
Years of data
12
2004–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Armenia, 2004–2021

00.20.40.62004201220212004: 0.5812007: 0.562008: 0.5062009: 0.572011: 0.5842013: 0.5262014: 0.4982015: 0.4652016: 0.4922018: 0.4172020: 0.4512021: 0.482

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Armenia stood at 0.482.

The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Armenia peaked at 0.5845 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4172, in 2018.

That places Armenia 7th out of 64 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Armenia, 2004 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2004 0.581
2007 0.5604 -3.5%
2008 0.5064 -9.7%
2009 0.5704 +12.6%
2011 0.5845 +2.5%
2013 0.5257 -10.1%
2014 0.4975 -5.3%
2015 0.4648 -6.6%
2016 0.4916 +5.8%
2018 0.4172 -15.1%
2020 0.4511 +8.1%
2021 0.482 +6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5546 0.5064 0.581 4
2010s 0.4969 0.4172 0.5845 6
2020s 0.4665 0.4511 0.482 2

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 4 Republic of Moldova 0.5031 compare
  2. 5 Georgia 0.4985 compare
  3. 6 Ukraine 0.4947 compare
  4. 8 Zambia 0.4587 compare
  5. 9 Belgium 0.43 compare
  6. 10 Luxembourg 0.3957 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Armenia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Armenia was 0.482 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5845 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4172 in 2018.
How does Armenia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Armenia ranks 7th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 791 data points, 2000–2022
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