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

Paraguay: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.7075 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7075
World rank
6th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.7884
in 2002
All-time low
0.6597
in 2016
Years of data
14
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Paraguay, 2001–2021

00.20.40.60.82001201120212001: 0.7332002: 0.7882003: 0.7542004: 0.7022005: 0.7452006: 0.6712009: 0.6862012: 0.7122013: 0.7172014: 0.7022015: 0.7462016: 0.662017: 0.7082021: 0.708

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Paraguay stood at 0.7075.

That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Paraguay peaked at 0.7884 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6597, in 2016.

That places Paraguay 6th out of 64 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.7331
2002 0.7884 +7.5%
2003 0.7538 -4.4%
2004 0.7025 -6.8%
2005 0.7448 +6.0%
2006 0.6705 -10.0%
2009 0.6857 +2.3%
2012 0.7121 +3.9%
2013 0.717 +0.7%
2014 0.702 -2.1%
2015 0.7456 +6.2%
2016 0.6597 -11.5%
2017 0.7085 +7.4%
2021 0.7075 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7256 0.6705 0.7884 7
2010s 0.7075 0.6597 0.7456 6
2020s 0.7075 0.7075 0.7075 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.7462 compare
  2. 4 Cambodia 0.73 compare
  3. 5 Russian Federation 0.7182 compare
  4. 7 Zambia 0.7062 compare
  5. 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7055 compare
  6. 9 Namibia 0.6937 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Paraguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Paraguay was 0.7075 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.7884 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6597 in 2016.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Paraguay ranks 6th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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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