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 0.1813 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1813
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
61st
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.2286
in 2012
All-time low
0.1692
in 2017
Years of data
19
2001–2021

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

00.050.10.150.20.252001201120212001: 0.1892002: 0.2112003: 0.2112004: 0.1942005: 0.2082006: 0.22008: 0.1972009: 0.1972010: 0.2212011: 0.2042012: 0.2292013: 0.2282014: 0.1932015: 0.2162016: 0.1962017: 0.1692019: 0.1912020: 0.192021: 0.181

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Paraguay stood at 0.1813.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Paraguay peaked at 0.2286 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1692, in 2017.

That places Paraguay 61st out of 69 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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: Urban in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1889
2002 0.2109 +11.6%
2003 0.2114 +0.3%
2004 0.1941 -8.2%
2005 0.2084 +7.4%
2006 0.1998 -4.1%
2008 0.1975 -1.2%
2009 0.1971 -0.2%
2010 0.2212 +12.2%
2011 0.2039 -7.8%
2012 0.2286 +12.1%
2013 0.2282 -0.2%
2014 0.1928 -15.5%
2015 0.216 +12.0%
2016 0.1959 -9.3%
2017 0.1692 -13.6%
2019 0.1907 +12.7%
2020 0.1905 -0.1%
2021 0.1813 -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.201 0.1889 0.2114 8
2010s 0.2051 0.1692 0.2286 9
2020s 0.1859 0.1813 0.1905 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 58 Romania 0.1914 compare
  2. 59 Brazil 0.1908 compare
  3. 60 Peru 0.1863 compare
  4. 62 Costa Rica 0.178 compare
  5. 63 Ecuador 0.1753 compare
  6. 64 El Salvador 0.1554 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 0.1813 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 0.2286 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1692 in 2017.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Paraguay ranks 61st out of 69 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 down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: 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