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

Czechia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2477 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2477
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
43rd
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.3448
in 2005
All-time low
0.2127
in 2013
Years of data
16
2005–2020

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

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.3452006: 0.3422007: 0.3312008: 0.2162009: 0.2162010: 0.2212011: 0.2212012: 0.2212013: 0.2132014: 0.2212015: 0.2282016: 0.2292017: 0.2282018: 0.2342019: 0.2412020: 0.248

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Czechia stood at 0.2477.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Czechia peaked at 0.3448 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2127, in 2013.

That places Czechia 43rd out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Czechia, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.3448
2006 0.3415 -1.0%
2007 0.3311 -3.1%
2008 0.2156 -34.9%
2009 0.2159 +0.1%
2010 0.2211 +2.4%
2011 0.2206 -0.2%
2012 0.221 +0.2%
2013 0.2127 -3.8%
2014 0.2206 +3.7%
2015 0.2277 +3.2%
2016 0.2287 +0.4%
2017 0.2275 -0.5%
2018 0.2344 +3.0%
2019 0.2407 +2.7%
2020 0.2477 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2898 0.2156 0.3448 5
2010s 0.2255 0.2127 0.2407 10
2020s 0.2477 0.2477 0.2477 1

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 40 Jordan 0.2582 compare
  2. 41 Poland 0.2564 compare
  3. 42 Slovenia 0.2533 compare
  4. 44 Estonia 0.2469 compare
  5. 45 Italy 0.2461 compare
  6. 46 Uruguay 0.237 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Czechia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Czechia was 0.2477 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3448 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2127 in 2013.
How does Czechia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Czechia ranks 43rd out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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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