Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Manager by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
0.8246
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.1151
United States of America
Median
0.3137
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
739
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Manager is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 0.8246 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.1151 in United States of America.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3137, and the mean is 0.3485.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 86.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 58.6%).
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.8246 | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 2 | Cambodia | 0.7741 | 2012 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 3 | Jordan | 0.7439 | 2016 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 0.7307 | 2019 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 5 | Greece | 0.7251 | 2018 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 6 | Morocco | 0.6887 | 2009 | — | falling |
| 7 | Palestine, State of | 0.6852 | 2017 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 8 | Peru | 0.6612 | 2021 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5272 | 2020 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 10 | Philippines | 0.4979 | 2019 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4754 | 2015 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 0.4733 | 2015 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 0.4722 | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 14 | Zambia | 0.4364 | 2015 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 0.4252 | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 16 | Iceland | 0.4091 | 2013 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 0.4029 | 2016 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 0.3952 | 2017 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 19 | Georgia | 0.3713 | 2013 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 20 | Mongolia | 0.3672 | 2014 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.3608 | 2021 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.3592 | 2020 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 23 | Hungary | 0.3579 | 2018 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 0.3481 | 2018 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 0.3477 | 2021 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 0.3428 | 2018 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 0.3392 | 2018 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 28 | Panama | 0.3341 | 2021 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.3227 | 2021 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 30 | Ecuador | 0.3225 | 2017 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3182 | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 32 | Uruguay | 0.3137 | 2017 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 33 | Paraguay | 0.3008 | 2021 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 0.2972 | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 0.2842 | 2017 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 0.2634 | 2018 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 37 | Namibia | 0.2589 | 2015 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0.2571 | 2017 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 39 | Belgium | 0.2531 | 2018 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0.2529 | 2018 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 41 | Finland | 0.251 | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 42 | Honduras | 0.2432 | 2019 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 43 | Poland | 0.2365 | 2017 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 44 | South Africa | 0.2347 | 2020 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 0.2292 | 2016 | up 86.0% | falling |
| 46 | Ireland | 0.2218 | 2017 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 0.2201 | 2018 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 0.2192 | 2017 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 49 | Malta | 0.219 | 2018 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2167 | 2017 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 0.2141 | 2017 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 52 | Switzerland | 0.2041 | 2018 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 53 | Lithuania | 0.2028 | 2018 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 54 | Estonia | 0.1996 | 2018 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 55 | Australia | 0.1994 | 2015 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 56 | Brazil | 0.1897 | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 57 | Serbia | 0.1766 | 2018 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 58 | Spain | 0.1729 | 2018 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 59 | Austria | 0.1721 | 2018 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 60 | Portugal | 0.1689 | 2018 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 61 | France | 0.1629 | 2018 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 0.1628 | 2018 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 63 | United States of America | 0.1151 | 2018 | down 10.4% | falling |