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

Finland: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.3147 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.3147
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
18th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.3505
in 2014
All-time low
0.3147
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Finland, 2008–2018

00.10.20.30.42008201320182008: 0.3152012: 0.3412013: 0.3472014: 0.3512015: 0.3412016: 0.3442017: 0.3192018: 0.315

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.3147 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Finland peaked at 0.3505 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3147, in 2018.

Finland ranks 18th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Finland, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 0.3149
2012 0.3412 +8.4%
2013 0.347 +1.7%
2014 0.3505 +1.0%
2015 0.341 -2.7%
2016 0.3437 +0.8%
2017 0.3192 -7.1%
2018 0.3147 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3149 0.3149 0.3149 1
2010s 0.3368 0.3147 0.3505 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 15 Cameroon 0.3236 compare
  2. 16 France 0.3211 compare
  3. 17 Switzerland 0.3187 compare
  4. 19 Hungary 0.3136 compare
  5. 20 Portugal 0.2986 compare
  6. 21 Dominican Republic 0.2933 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Finland?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Finland was 0.3147 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3505 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3147 in 2018.
How does Finland rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Finland ranks 18th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Finland 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