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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.1594 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1594
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
68th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.1791
in 2017
All-time low
0.1387
in 2006
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ecuador, 2000–2020

00.050.10.150.22000201020202000: 0.1622003: 0.1592004: 0.1582005: 0.1412006: 0.1392007: 0.1422008: 0.1472009: 0.1522010: 0.172011: 0.1752012: 0.1682013: 0.1632014: 0.1662015: 0.1722016: 0.1712017: 0.1792019: 0.1562020: 0.159

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ecuador stood at 0.1594.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ecuador peaked at 0.1791 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1387, in 2006.

That places Ecuador 68th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ecuador, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1619
2003 0.1587 -2.0%
2004 0.158 -0.5%
2005 0.1409 -10.8%
2006 0.1387 -1.5%
2007 0.1417 +2.1%
2008 0.1473 +3.9%
2009 0.1524 +3.4%
2010 0.1703 +11.8%
2011 0.1746 +2.5%
2012 0.1681 -3.7%
2013 0.1634 -2.8%
2014 0.1661 +1.7%
2015 0.1718 +3.4%
2016 0.1709 -0.5%
2017 0.1791 +4.8%
2019 0.156 -12.9%
2020 0.1594 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.15 0.1387 0.1619 8
2010s 0.1689 0.156 0.1791 9
2020s 0.1594 0.1594 0.1594 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 65 Costa Rica 0.1717 compare
  2. 66 Cambodia 0.166 compare
  3. 67 Romania 0.1619 compare
  4. 69 Philippines 0.1431 compare
  5. 70 El Salvador 0.1377 compare
  6. 71 United States 0.1374 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ecuador was 0.1594 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1791 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1387 in 2006.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Ecuador ranks 68th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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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