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

Cyprus: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.227 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.227
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
53rd
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.2633
in 2007
All-time low
0.227
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Cyprus, 2005–2020

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.2422006: 0.242007: 0.2632008: 0.2282009: 0.2382010: 0.232011: 0.2362012: 0.2292013: 0.2432014: 0.2372015: 0.2292016: 0.2442017: 0.2422018: 0.2372019: 0.2312020: 0.227

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Cyprus stood at 0.227. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Cyprus peaked at 0.2633 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.227, in 2020.

That places Cyprus 53rd out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Cyprus, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.2416
2006 0.2395 -0.9%
2007 0.2633 +9.9%
2008 0.2282 -13.3%
2009 0.238 +4.3%
2010 0.2298 -3.4%
2011 0.2363 +2.8%
2012 0.2292 -3.0%
2013 0.2426 +5.9%
2014 0.2367 -2.4%
2015 0.2294 -3.1%
2016 0.2437 +6.3%
2017 0.2422 -0.6%
2018 0.2375 -2.0%
2019 0.231 -2.7%
2020 0.227 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2421 0.2282 0.2633 5
2010s 0.2358 0.2292 0.2437 10
2020s 0.227 0.227 0.227 1

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 50 Australia 0.2334 compare
  2. 51 Croatia 0.2325 compare
  3. 52 Mauritius 0.2274 compare
  4. 54 Chile 0.2147 compare
  5. 55 Mexico 0.2099 compare
  6. 56 Serbia 0.2008 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Cyprus?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Cyprus was 0.227 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.2633 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.227 in 2020.
How does Cyprus rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Cyprus ranks 53rd out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cyprus 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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