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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.6178 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6178
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
18th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.6178
in 2017
All-time low
0.5075
in 2012
Years of data
11
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Ecuador, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.5842004: 0.5682005: 0.5332006: 0.5742007: 0.5472012: 0.5072013: 0.5562014: 0.5992015: 0.5772016: 0.6032017: 0.618

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Ecuador stood at 0.6178. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Ecuador peaked at 0.6178 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5075, in 2012.

Ecuador ranks 18th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5841
2004 0.5677 -2.8%
2005 0.5326 -6.2%
2006 0.5736 +7.7%
2007 0.5468 -4.7%
2012 0.5075 -7.2%
2013 0.5555 +9.5%
2014 0.5991 +7.9%
2015 0.5768 -3.7%
2016 0.6032 +4.6%
2017 0.6178 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.561 0.5326 0.5841 5
2010s 0.5767 0.5075 0.6178 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 15 Morocco 0.6422 compare
  2. 16 Greece 0.6381 compare
  3. 17 Peru 0.6181 compare
  4. 19 Guatemala 0.613 compare
  5. 20 Malta 0.6084 compare
  6. 21 Panama 0.6055 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Ecuador was 0.6178 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6178 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5075 in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Ecuador ranks 18th out of 64 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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: Professionals. 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: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 755 data points, 2000–2022
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