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

Pakistan: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.0869 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0869
World rank
43rd
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.1435
in 2008
All-time low
0.0869
in 2020
Years of data
12
2001–2020

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

00.050.10.152001201020202001: 0.1172003: 0.1142004: 0.1312005: 0.1422006: 0.1122008: 0.1442009: 0.1022010: 0.1372012: 0.1262013: 0.122014: 0.1012020: 0.087

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.0869 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Pakistan peaked at 0.1435 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0869, in 2020.

Pakistan ranks 43rd 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 Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Elementary workers in Pakistan, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1171
2003 0.1139 -2.7%
2004 0.1314 +15.4%
2005 0.1422 +8.2%
2006 0.1115 -21.6%
2008 0.1435 +28.7%
2009 0.1018 -29.0%
2010 0.1373 +34.8%
2012 0.1259 -8.3%
2013 0.1199 -4.8%
2014 0.1015 -15.4%
2020 0.0869 -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1231 0.1018 0.1435 7
2010s 0.1211 0.1015 0.1373 4
2020s 0.0869 0.0869 0.0869 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 40 Spain 0.1028 compare
  2. 41 Tanzania 0.1024 compare
  3. 42 Italy 0.1014 compare
  4. 44 Vietnam 0.0841 compare
  5. 45 Turkey 0.0837 compare
  6. 46 Peru 0.0771 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Pakistan?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Pakistan was 0.0869 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1435 in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0869 in 2020.
How does Pakistan rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Pakistan ranks 43rd out of 63 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. 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 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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