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

Estonia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2425 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2425
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
33rd
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.334
in 2006
All-time low
0.2227
in 2008
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.10.20.32004201120182004: 0.3262005: 0.3242006: 0.3342007: 0.312008: 0.2232009: 0.2412010: 0.2572011: 0.2562012: 0.2662013: 0.2592014: 0.2562015: 0.2462016: 0.252017: 0.2492018: 0.243

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Estonia stood at 0.2425.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Estonia peaked at 0.334 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2227, in 2008.

That places Estonia 33rd 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 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.3264
2005 0.3241 -0.7%
2006 0.334 +3.0%
2007 0.3101 -7.2%
2008 0.2227 -28.2%
2009 0.2413 +8.4%
2010 0.2573 +6.6%
2011 0.2555 -0.7%
2012 0.266 +4.1%
2013 0.259 -2.6%
2014 0.2556 -1.3%
2015 0.246 -3.8%
2016 0.25 +1.6%
2017 0.2486 -0.6%
2018 0.2425 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2931 0.2227 0.334 6
2010s 0.2534 0.2425 0.266 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 30 Lithuania 0.2556 compare
  2. 31 Türkiye 0.2512 compare
  3. 32 Spain 0.248 compare
  4. 34 Cyprus 0.2409 compare
  5. 35 Slovakia 0.2342 compare
  6. 36 Italy 0.2329 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Estonia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Estonia was 0.2425 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.334 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2227 in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Estonia ranks 33rd out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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