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

Pakistan: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.2152 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2152
World rank
51st
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.2578
in 2004
All-time low
0.2037
in 2014
Years of data
12
2001–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Pakistan, 2001–2020

00.10.20.32001201020202001: 0.2262003: 0.2082004: 0.2582005: 0.2192006: 0.2262008: 0.2342009: 0.2552010: 0.2152012: 0.2122013: 0.2072014: 0.2042020: 0.215

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Pakistan stood at 0.2152.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Pakistan peaked at 0.2578 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2037, in 2014.

Pakistan ranks 51st of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Urban in Pakistan, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2264
2003 0.2079 -8.2%
2004 0.2578 +24.0%
2005 0.2193 -15.0%
2006 0.2259 +3.0%
2008 0.2338 +3.5%
2009 0.2548 +9.0%
2010 0.2148 -15.7%
2012 0.2124 -1.1%
2013 0.2073 -2.4%
2014 0.2037 -1.7%
2020 0.2152 +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2323 0.2079 0.2578 7
2010s 0.2096 0.2037 0.2148 4
2020s 0.2152 0.2152 0.2152 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 48 Latvia 0.2356 compare
  2. 49 South Africa 0.2242 compare
  3. 50 Chile 0.2181 compare
  4. 52 Sri Lanka 0.2118 compare
  5. 53 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.208 compare
  6. 54 Mexico 0.2073 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Pakistan?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Pakistan was 0.2152 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2578 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2037 in 2014.
How does Pakistan rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Pakistan ranks 51st out of 69 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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