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

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.1018 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1018
Change on year
up 23.3%
World rank
61st
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.1018
in 2021
All-time low
0.0603
in 2004
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.0250.050.0750.12000201020212000: 0.0852001: 0.0822002: 0.0842003: 0.0642004: 0.062005: 0.0722006: 0.0632007: 0.0732008: 0.0682009: 0.0682012: 0.0842014: 0.0882015: 0.0792016: 0.0832017: 0.0852018: 0.0852019: 0.0832021: 0.102

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in El Salvador stood at 0.1018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in El Salvador peaked at 0.1018 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0603, in 2004.

El Salvador ranks 61st of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0846
2001 0.0824 -2.6%
2002 0.0836 +1.5%
2003 0.0641 -23.4%
2004 0.0603 -5.9%
2005 0.0721 +19.6%
2006 0.0631 -12.5%
2007 0.0735 +16.5%
2008 0.0677 -7.8%
2009 0.0676 -0.2%
2012 0.0838 +23.9%
2014 0.0884 +5.4%
2015 0.0793 -10.2%
2016 0.0835 +5.3%
2017 0.0851 +1.9%
2018 0.0852 +0.1%
2019 0.0826 -3.1%
2021 0.1018 +23.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0719 0.0603 0.0846 10
2010s 0.084 0.0793 0.0884 7
2020s 0.1018 0.1018 0.1018 1

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  4. 62 Morocco 0.067 compare
  5. 63 Guatemala 0.06 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in El Salvador was 0.1018 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1018 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0603 in 2004.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
El Salvador ranks 61st out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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
Last refreshed