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

Latvia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2356 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2356
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
48th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.2473
in 2017
All-time low
0.2132
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

00.050.10.150.20.252007201220182007: 0.2292008: 0.2132009: 0.242010: 0.2412011: 0.2422012: 0.2322013: 0.2262014: 0.2362015: 0.2322016: 0.242017: 0.2472018: 0.236

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.2356 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Latvia peaked at 0.2473 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2132, in 2008.

Latvia ranks 48th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Urban in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2287
2008 0.2132 -6.8%
2009 0.2397 +12.4%
2010 0.2407 +0.4%
2011 0.2417 +0.4%
2012 0.2318 -4.1%
2013 0.2262 -2.4%
2014 0.2362 +4.4%
2015 0.2323 -1.6%
2016 0.2403 +3.4%
2017 0.2473 +2.9%
2018 0.2356 -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2272 0.2132 0.2397 3
2010s 0.2369 0.2262 0.2473 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 45 Cyprus 0.2368 compare
  2. 46 Croatia 0.2368 compare
  3. 47 Australia 0.236 compare
  4. 49 South Africa 0.2242 compare
  5. 50 Chile 0.2181 compare
  6. 51 Pakistan 0.2152 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Latvia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Latvia was 0.2356 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2473 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2132 in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Latvia ranks 48th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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