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

Russian Federation: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.6171 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6171
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.8387
in 2000
All-time low
0.6156
in 2015
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Russian Federation, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.8392001: 0.7772002: 0.7452003: 0.7032004: 0.7032005: 0.6942006: 0.6772007: 0.7622008: 0.6372009: 0.7582010: 0.6782011: 0.6752012: 0.6542013: 0.6512014: 0.6482015: 0.6162016: 0.617

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Russian Federation is 0.6171, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Russian Federation peaked at 0.8387 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6156, in 2015.

Russian Federation ranks 1st of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Russian Federation, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.8387
2001 0.7773 -7.3%
2002 0.7453 -4.1%
2003 0.7029 -5.7%
2004 0.7034 +0.1%
2005 0.6936 -1.4%
2006 0.6772 -2.4%
2007 0.7622 +12.5%
2008 0.6367 -16.5%
2009 0.7584 +19.1%
2010 0.6776 -10.7%
2011 0.6751 -0.4%
2012 0.6543 -3.1%
2013 0.6512 -0.5%
2014 0.648 -0.5%
2015 0.6156 -5.0%
2016 0.6171 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7296 0.6367 0.8387 10
2010s 0.6484 0.6156 0.6776 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Russian Federation?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Russian Federation was 0.6171 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 0.8387 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6156 in 2015.
How does Russian Federation rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 64 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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