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

Lithuania: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2556 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2556
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
30th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.3502
in 2007
All-time low
0.2424
in 2008
Years of data
14
2005–2018

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

00.10.20.30.42005201120182005: 0.3472006: 0.3372007: 0.352008: 0.2422009: 0.2762010: 0.3082011: 0.2982012: 0.3032013: 0.2712014: 0.2612015: 0.2442016: 0.2492017: 0.2592018: 0.256

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Lithuania is 0.2556, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Lithuania peaked at 0.3502 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2424, in 2008.

That places Lithuania 30th 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 Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Lithuania, 2005 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2005 0.3475
2006 0.3367 -3.1%
2007 0.3502 +4.0%
2008 0.2424 -30.8%
2009 0.2761 +13.9%
2010 0.308 +11.5%
2011 0.2979 -3.3%
2012 0.3033 +1.8%
2013 0.2713 -10.5%
2014 0.2615 -3.6%
2015 0.2442 -6.6%
2016 0.2493 +2.1%
2017 0.2586 +3.7%
2018 0.2556 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3106 0.2424 0.3502 5
2010s 0.2722 0.2442 0.308 9

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 27 Palestine 0.263 compare
  2. 28 Greece 0.263 compare
  3. 29 Austria 0.2606 compare
  4. 31 Turkey 0.2512 compare
  5. 32 Spain 0.248 compare
  6. 33 Estonia 0.2425 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Lithuania?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Lithuania was 0.2556 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.3502 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2424 in 2008.
How does Lithuania rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Lithuania ranks 30th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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