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

Colombia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.0849 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0849
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
75th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.1379
in 2002
All-time low
0.0768
in 2017
Years of data
18
2001–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Colombia, 2001–2020

00.050.10.152001201020202001: 0.1362002: 0.1382003: 0.1372004: 0.1372005: 0.1262006: 0.112007: 0.1072008: 0.1072009: 0.0962010: 0.0912011: 0.0882012: 0.0872013: 0.0862014: 0.0832015: 0.082016: 0.0812017: 0.0772020: 0.085

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Colombia stood at 0.0849.

The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Colombia peaked at 0.1379 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0768, in 2017.

Colombia ranks 75th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Colombia, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1361
2002 0.1379 +1.3%
2003 0.1369 -0.8%
2004 0.1366 -0.2%
2005 0.1265 -7.4%
2006 0.1098 -13.2%
2007 0.1067 -2.8%
2008 0.107 +0.2%
2009 0.0964 -9.9%
2010 0.0905 -6.1%
2011 0.0879 -2.8%
2012 0.0874 -0.6%
2013 0.0858 -1.8%
2014 0.0825 -3.8%
2015 0.0796 -3.5%
2016 0.0811 +1.8%
2017 0.0768 -5.2%
2020 0.0849 +10.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1215 0.0964 0.1379 9
2010s 0.084 0.0768 0.0905 8
2020s 0.0849 0.0849 0.0849 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 72 Honduras 0.1337 compare
  2. 73 Guatemala 0.1015 compare
  3. 74 Rwanda 0.092 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Colombia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Colombia was 0.0849 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1379 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0768 in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Colombia ranks 75th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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