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

Slovakia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.2425 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2425
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
13th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3917
in 2005
All-time low
0.2425
in 2017
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Slovakia, 2005–2017

00.10.20.30.42005201120172005: 0.3922006: 0.3262007: 0.3352008: 0.2832009: 0.3672010: 0.3692011: 0.3182012: 0.352013: 0.3152014: 0.3092015: 0.2592016: 0.2432017: 0.242

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Slovakia is 0.2425, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Slovakia peaked at 0.3917 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2425, in 2017.

Slovakia ranks 13th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Elementary workers in Slovakia, 2005 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2005 0.3917
2006 0.3255 -16.9%
2007 0.3354 +3.0%
2008 0.2833 -15.5%
2009 0.3667 +29.4%
2010 0.3686 +0.5%
2011 0.3179 -13.8%
2012 0.3497 +10.0%
2013 0.3146 -10.0%
2014 0.3092 -1.7%
2015 0.2592 -16.2%
2016 0.2427 -6.4%
2017 0.2425 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3405 0.2833 0.3917 5
2010s 0.3006 0.2425 0.3686 8

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 10 Switzerland 0.2688 compare
  2. 11 Jordan 0.2614 compare
  3. 12 Poland 0.2496 compare
  4. 14 Serbia 0.242 compare
  5. 15 Lithuania 0.2336 compare
  6. 16 Austria 0.2121 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Slovakia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Slovakia was 0.2425 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3917 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2425 in 2017.
How does Slovakia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Slovakia ranks 13th out of 63 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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