Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2504 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2504
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
36th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.2849
in 2020
All-time low
0.1988
in 2003
Years of data
17
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2482001: 0.2582002: 0.2422003: 0.1992005: 0.2132006: 0.2412007: 0.2572008: 0.2372009: 0.2412011: 0.262012: 0.2622014: 0.2632015: 0.2472016: 0.2582017: 0.2542020: 0.2852021: 0.25

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 0.2504.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.2849 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1988, in 2003.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 36th out of 69 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Urban in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2477
2001 0.2581 +4.2%
2002 0.2417 -6.4%
2003 0.1988 -17.8%
2005 0.2131 +7.2%
2006 0.2412 +13.2%
2007 0.2568 +6.5%
2008 0.2372 -7.6%
2009 0.2412 +1.7%
2011 0.2603 +7.9%
2012 0.2625 +0.8%
2014 0.263 +0.2%
2015 0.2471 -6.1%
2016 0.2575 +4.2%
2017 0.2535 -1.6%
2020 0.2849 +12.4%
2021 0.2504 -12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2373 0.1988 0.2581 9
2010s 0.2573 0.2471 0.263 6
2020s 0.2677 0.2504 0.2849 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of

  1. 33 Cameroon 0.2637 compare
  2. 34 Argentina 0.261 compare
  3. 35 Poland 0.2607 compare
  4. 37 Morocco 0.2472 compare
  5. 38 Lithuania 0.2461 compare
  6. 39 Czechia 0.2445 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.2504 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.2849 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1988 in 2003.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 36th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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: Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 855 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed