Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Armenia

Armenia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.361 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.361
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
12th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.5393
in 2004
All-time low
0.3331
in 2018
Years of data
12
2004–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Armenia, 2004–2021

00.20.40.62004201220212004: 0.5392007: 0.4882008: 0.4552009: 0.4982011: 0.4522013: 0.3912014: 0.3962015: 0.372016: 0.382018: 0.3332020: 0.3652021: 0.361

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 0.361 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Armenia peaked at 0.5393 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3331, in 2018.

Armenia ranks 12th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Armenia, 2004 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5393
2007 0.4882 -9.5%
2008 0.4554 -6.7%
2009 0.4982 +9.4%
2011 0.4518 -9.3%
2013 0.3905 -13.6%
2014 0.3962 +1.5%
2015 0.3695 -6.7%
2016 0.3803 +2.9%
2018 0.3331 -12.4%
2020 0.3653 +9.6%
2021 0.361 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4953 0.4554 0.5393 4
2010s 0.3869 0.3331 0.4518 6
2020s 0.3631 0.361 0.3653 2

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 9 Georgia 0.3768 compare
  2. 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3683 compare
  3. 11 Denmark 0.3637 compare
  4. 13 Albania 0.3566 compare
  5. 14 Iceland 0.3446 compare
  6. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3398 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Armenia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Armenia was 0.361 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5393 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3331 in 2018.
How does Armenia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Armenia ranks 12th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 979 data points, 2000–2022
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