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

Czechia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2164 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2164
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
40th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.3576
in 2005
All-time low
0.192
in 2013
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Czechia, 2005–2018

00.10.20.30.42005201120182005: 0.3582006: 0.3322007: 0.3132008: 0.1972009: 0.2062010: 0.2132011: 0.2142012: 0.1952013: 0.1922014: 0.2152015: 0.2112016: 0.2152017: 0.2172018: 0.216

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 0.2164 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in 2018.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Czechia peaked at 0.3576 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.192, in 2013.

That places Czechia 40th out of 64 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Czechia, 2005 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2005 0.3576
2006 0.3324 -7.0%
2007 0.3126 -6.0%
2008 0.1968 -37.0%
2009 0.2058 +4.6%
2010 0.2135 +3.7%
2011 0.2137 +0.1%
2012 0.1952 -8.7%
2013 0.192 -1.6%
2014 0.2146 +11.8%
2015 0.2112 -1.6%
2016 0.2153 +2.0%
2017 0.217 +0.8%
2018 0.2164 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.281 0.1968 0.3576 5
2010s 0.2099 0.192 0.217 9

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 37 Namibia 0.2274 compare
  2. 38 Poland 0.219 compare
  3. 39 Australia 0.2167 compare
  4. 41 Croatia 0.212 compare
  5. 42 Serbia 0.1902 compare
  6. 43 Sri Lanka 0.1902 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Czechia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Czechia was 0.2164 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3576 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.192 in 2013.
How does Czechia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Czechia ranks 40th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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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