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

Latvia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.1759 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1759
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
26th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.238
in 2011
All-time low
0.1724
in 2015
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

00.050.10.150.20.252007201220182007: 0.1972008: 0.1912009: 0.2122010: 0.2192011: 0.2382012: 0.2172013: 0.1972014: 0.2262015: 0.1722016: 0.1982017: 0.1852018: 0.176

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Latvia stood at 0.1759.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Latvia peaked at 0.238 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1724, in 2015.

Latvia ranks 26th of 63 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 in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Elementary workers in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1968
2008 0.1905 -3.2%
2009 0.2117 +11.1%
2010 0.219 +3.4%
2011 0.238 +8.7%
2012 0.2173 -8.7%
2013 0.1966 -9.5%
2014 0.2264 +15.2%
2015 0.1724 -23.9%
2016 0.1983 +15.1%
2017 0.1847 -6.9%
2018 0.1759 -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1997 0.1905 0.2117 3
2010s 0.2032 0.1724 0.238 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 23 Croatia 0.179 compare
  2. 24 Cyprus 0.1775 compare
  3. 25 Dominican Republic 0.1772 compare
  4. 27 Portugal 0.1737 compare
  5. 28 South Africa 0.1651 compare
  6. 29 Czechia 0.1651 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Latvia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Latvia was 0.1759 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.238 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1724 in 2015.
How does Latvia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Latvia ranks 26th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 occupational group: Elementary workers. 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: Elementary workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 742 data points, 2000–2021
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