Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.1377 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1377
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
70th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.1663
in 2000
All-time low
0.12
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.050.10.152000201020212000: 0.1662001: 0.1522002: 0.1542003: 0.1422004: 0.1352005: 0.1472006: 0.1312007: 0.1452008: 0.1332009: 0.1382012: 0.1392014: 0.1392015: 0.1292016: 0.122017: 0.1212018: 0.1282019: 0.1262021: 0.138

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in El Salvador is 0.1377, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in El Salvador peaked at 0.1663 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 2016.

That places El Salvador 70th out of 75 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1663
2001 0.1517 -8.8%
2002 0.1537 +1.3%
2003 0.142 -7.6%
2004 0.1349 -5.0%
2005 0.1471 +9.0%
2006 0.1312 -10.8%
2007 0.1455 +10.9%
2008 0.1335 -8.3%
2009 0.1379 +3.4%
2012 0.1387 +0.5%
2014 0.139 +0.3%
2015 0.1291 -7.1%
2016 0.12 -7.0%
2017 0.1214 +1.2%
2018 0.128 +5.4%
2019 0.1265 -1.2%
2021 0.1377 +8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1444 0.1312 0.1663 10
2010s 0.129 0.12 0.139 7
2020s 0.1377 0.1377 0.1377 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 67 Romania 0.1619 compare
  2. 68 Ecuador 0.1594 compare
  3. 69 Philippines 0.1431 compare
  4. 71 United States 0.1374 compare
  5. 72 Honduras 0.1337 compare
  6. 73 Guatemala 0.1015 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in El Salvador was 0.1377 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1663 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
El Salvador ranks 70th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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