Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Paraguay

Paraguay: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.2344 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2344
World rank
31st
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.375
in 2003
All-time low
0.2284
in 2013
Years of data
15
2001–2021

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

00.10.20.30.42001201120212001: 0.3212002: 0.332003: 0.3752004: 0.362005: 0.3122006: 0.3322009: 0.2592010: 0.3252012: 0.3052013: 0.2282014: 0.2542015: 0.2782016: 0.2742017: 0.232021: 0.234

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.2344 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Paraguay peaked at 0.375 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2284, in 2013.

Paraguay ranks 31st of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Clerks in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.3206
2002 0.3301 +3.0%
2003 0.375 +13.6%
2004 0.3596 -4.1%
2005 0.3118 -13.3%
2006 0.3321 +6.5%
2009 0.259 -22.0%
2010 0.3249 +25.4%
2012 0.3047 -6.2%
2013 0.2284 -25.1%
2014 0.2545 +11.4%
2015 0.2775 +9.1%
2016 0.2735 -1.4%
2017 0.2297 -16.0%
2021 0.2344 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3269 0.259 0.375 7
2010s 0.2705 0.2284 0.3249 7
2020s 0.2344 0.2344 0.2344 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 28 Malta 0.2491 compare
  2. 29 Czechia 0.2356 compare
  3. 30 Portugal 0.2349 compare
  4. 32 Poland 0.2263 compare
  5. 33 Iceland 0.2221 compare
  6. 34 Hungary 0.2217 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Paraguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Paraguay was 0.2344 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.375 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2284 in 2013.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Paraguay ranks 31st out of 58 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 occupational group: Clerks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Clerks
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 705 data points, 2000–2021
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