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

Latvia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.3392 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3392
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
27th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3392
in 2018
All-time low
0.2326
in 2014
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

00.10.20.32007201220182007: 0.2892008: 0.2412009: 0.3162010: 0.32011: 0.3032012: 0.3062013: 0.2862014: 0.2332015: 0.2812016: 0.3052017: 0.3192018: 0.339

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.3392 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Latvia peaked at 0.3392 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2326, in 2014.

That places Latvia 27th out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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: Manager in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2887
2008 0.2406 -16.7%
2009 0.3161 +31.4%
2010 0.3 -5.1%
2011 0.303 +1.0%
2012 0.3065 +1.1%
2013 0.286 -6.7%
2014 0.2326 -18.7%
2015 0.281 +20.8%
2016 0.305 +8.6%
2017 0.3193 +4.7%
2018 0.3392 +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2818 0.2406 0.3161 3
2010s 0.297 0.2326 0.3392 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 24 Italy 0.3481 compare
  2. 25 El Salvador 0.3477 compare
  3. 26 Romania 0.3428 compare
  4. 28 Panama 0.3341 compare
  5. 29 Costa Rica 0.3227 compare
  6. 30 Ecuador 0.3225 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 0.3392 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 0.3392 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2326 in 2014.
How does Latvia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Latvia ranks 27th 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 up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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: Manager. 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: Manager
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 739 data points, 2000–2022
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