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

Paraguay: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.15 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.15
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
55th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.1765
in 2005
All-time low
0.0863
in 2010
Years of data
19
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Paraguay, 2001–2021

00.050.10.150.22001201120212001: 0.0952002: 0.142003: 0.1342004: 0.1032005: 0.1772006: 0.1322008: 0.1322009: 0.122010: 0.0862011: 0.142012: 0.1382013: 0.1462014: 0.1352015: 0.172016: 0.1342017: 0.1472019: 0.1452020: 0.1522021: 0.15

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.15 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Paraguay peaked at 0.1765 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0863, in 2010.

That places Paraguay 55th out of 64 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0946
2002 0.14 +48.0%
2003 0.1344 -4.0%
2004 0.103 -23.4%
2005 0.1765 +71.4%
2006 0.1316 -25.5%
2008 0.1318 +0.2%
2009 0.1197 -9.2%
2010 0.0863 -27.9%
2011 0.1399 +62.0%
2012 0.1376 -1.6%
2013 0.1458 +6.0%
2014 0.1346 -7.7%
2015 0.1697 +26.1%
2016 0.134 -21.0%
2017 0.1465 +9.3%
2019 0.1449 -1.1%
2020 0.1519 +4.8%
2021 0.15 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1289 0.0946 0.1765 8
2010s 0.1377 0.0863 0.1697 9
2020s 0.151 0.15 0.1519 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 52 Peru 0.1558 compare
  2. 53 Brazil 0.1523 compare
  3. 54 Costa Rica 0.1517 compare
  4. 56 Romania 0.147 compare
  5. 57 Uruguay 0.1153 compare
  6. 58 Ecuador 0.1096 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Paraguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Paraguay was 0.15 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1765 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0863 in 2010.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Paraguay ranks 55th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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