Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.3683 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3683
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
10th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.5255
in 2006
All-time low
0.3683
in 2019
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2019

00.20.40.62006201220192006: 0.5252007: 0.4762008: 0.4622009: 0.4482010: 0.4612011: 0.4712012: 0.4392013: 0.4612014: 0.4372015: 0.4372016: 0.3982017: 0.4092018: 0.3832019: 0.368

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.3683 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.5255 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3683, in 2019.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 10th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 0.5255
2007 0.4758 -9.5%
2008 0.4623 -2.8%
2009 0.448 -3.1%
2010 0.4605 +2.8%
2011 0.471 +2.3%
2012 0.4386 -6.9%
2013 0.4615 +5.2%
2014 0.4366 -5.4%
2015 0.4375 +0.2%
2016 0.3977 -9.1%
2017 0.4092 +2.9%
2018 0.3833 -6.3%
2019 0.3683 -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4779 0.448 0.5255 4
2010s 0.4264 0.3683 0.471 10

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 7 Zambia 0.4071 compare
  2. 8 Belgium 0.4049 compare
  3. 9 Georgia 0.3768 compare
  4. 11 Denmark 0.3637
  5. 12 Armenia 0.361 compare
  6. 13 Albania 0.3566 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.3683 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 0.5255 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3683 in 2019.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 10th out of 75 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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
Last refreshed