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

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.6181 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6181
World rank
17th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.7472
in 2000
All-time low
0.5692
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Peru, 2000–2021

00.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.7472001: 0.6772002: 0.6132004: 0.672005: 0.6042006: 0.6352007: 0.6462008: 0.6232009: 0.6162010: 0.6142011: 0.6292012: 0.5952013: 0.5722014: 0.5722015: 0.5912016: 0.5692017: 0.6922021: 0.618

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.6181 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Peru peaked at 0.7472 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5692, in 2016.

Peru ranks 17th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.7472
2001 0.6766 -9.5%
2002 0.613 -9.4%
2004 0.6703 +9.4%
2005 0.6037 -9.9%
2006 0.6345 +5.1%
2007 0.6463 +1.9%
2008 0.6228 -3.6%
2009 0.6159 -1.1%
2010 0.6137 -0.4%
2011 0.6286 +2.4%
2012 0.5946 -5.4%
2013 0.5717 -3.8%
2014 0.5718 +0.0%
2015 0.5912 +3.4%
2016 0.5692 -3.7%
2017 0.6922 +21.6%
2021 0.6181 -10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6478 0.6037 0.7472 9
2010s 0.6041 0.5692 0.6922 8
2020s 0.6181 0.6181 0.6181 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 14 Palestine 0.6443 compare
  2. 15 Morocco 0.6422 compare
  3. 16 Greece 0.6381 compare
  4. 18 Ecuador 0.6178 compare
  5. 19 Guatemala 0.613 compare
  6. 20 Malta 0.6084 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Peru was 0.6181 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.7472 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5692 in 2016.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Peru ranks 17th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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