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

Slovakia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.5485 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5485
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
37th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.7067
in 2005
All-time low
0.5417
in 2014
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Slovakia, 2005–2017

00.20.40.60.82005201120172005: 0.7072006: 0.6862007: 0.6572008: 0.5592009: 0.5492010: 0.5752011: 0.6182012: 0.5552013: 0.5542014: 0.5422015: 0.5492016: 0.5662017: 0.549

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 0.5485 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2017.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Slovakia peaked at 0.7067 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5417, in 2014.

Slovakia ranks 37th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Slovakia, 2005 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2005 0.7067
2006 0.6863 -2.9%
2007 0.6568 -4.3%
2008 0.5594 -14.8%
2009 0.5494 -1.8%
2010 0.575 +4.7%
2011 0.6176 +7.4%
2012 0.5554 -10.1%
2013 0.5543 -0.2%
2014 0.5417 -2.3%
2015 0.5493 +1.4%
2016 0.5656 +3.0%
2017 0.5485 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6317 0.5494 0.7067 5
2010s 0.5634 0.5417 0.6176 8

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 34 Cameroon 0.5635 compare
  2. 35 Argentina 0.5566 compare
  3. 36 Pakistan 0.5534 compare
  4. 38 Poland 0.5422 compare
  5. 39 Philippines 0.5397 compare
  6. 40 Costa Rica 0.5365 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Slovakia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Slovakia was 0.5485 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7067 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5417 in 2014.
How does Slovakia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Slovakia ranks 37th out of 64 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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