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

Greece: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.263 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.263
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
28th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.3453
in 2013
All-time low
0.263
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Greece, 2007–2018

00.10.20.32007201220182007: 0.3312008: 0.3112009: 0.3052010: 0.2972011: 0.3342012: 0.3252013: 0.3452014: 0.3082015: 0.2862016: 0.3052017: 0.2882018: 0.263

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Greece stood at 0.263. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Greece peaked at 0.3453 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.263, in 2018.

That places Greece 28th 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 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Greece, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3309
2008 0.3112 -6.0%
2009 0.305 -2.0%
2010 0.297 -2.6%
2011 0.334 +12.5%
2012 0.3255 -2.5%
2013 0.3453 +6.1%
2014 0.3078 -10.8%
2015 0.2858 -7.2%
2016 0.3054 +6.9%
2017 0.2881 -5.7%
2018 0.263 -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3157 0.305 0.3309 3
2010s 0.3057 0.263 0.3453 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 25 South Africa 0.2654 compare
  2. 26 Panama 0.264 compare
  3. 27 Palestine, State of 0.263 compare
  4. 29 Austria 0.2606 compare
  5. 30 Lithuania 0.2556 compare
  6. 31 Türkiye 0.2512 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Greece?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Greece was 0.263 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.3453 in 2013.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.263 in 2018.
How does Greece rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Greece ranks 28th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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