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

Estonia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.4914 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4914
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
52nd
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.6448
in 2006
All-time low
0.4914
in 2018
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.20.40.62004201120182004: 0.642005: 0.6372006: 0.6452007: 0.6262008: 0.5932009: 0.5572010: 0.5542011: 0.5372012: 0.5362013: 0.5042014: 0.5212015: 0.5472016: 0.52017: 0.5262018: 0.491

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.4914 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Estonia peaked at 0.6448 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4914, in 2018.

Estonia ranks 52nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.6402
2005 0.6368 -0.5%
2006 0.6448 +1.3%
2007 0.6259 -2.9%
2008 0.5928 -5.3%
2009 0.5573 -6.0%
2010 0.5545 -0.5%
2011 0.5371 -3.1%
2012 0.5363 -0.1%
2013 0.5036 -6.1%
2014 0.5205 +3.4%
2015 0.5469 +5.1%
2016 0.4997 -8.6%
2017 0.5261 +5.3%
2018 0.4914 -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6163 0.5573 0.6448 6
2010s 0.524 0.4914 0.5545 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 49 Brazil 0.4982 compare
  2. 50 South Africa 0.4949 compare
  3. 51 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4928 compare
  4. 53 France 0.4882 compare
  5. 54 Lithuania 0.4861 compare
  6. 55 Jordan 0.4835 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Estonia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Estonia was 0.4914 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6448 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4914 in 2018.
How does Estonia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Estonia ranks 52nd out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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