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

Ethiopia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.4886 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.4886
World rank
2nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.4886
in 2021
All-time low
0.373
in 2013
Years of data
13
2003–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ethiopia, 2003–2021

00.10.20.30.40.52003201220212003: 0.4742004: 0.482005: 0.4842006: 0.4532009: 0.4772010: 0.4822011: 0.4612012: 0.432013: 0.3732014: 0.442015: 0.4652016: 0.472021: 0.489

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ethiopia stood at 0.4886. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4886 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.373, in 2013.

That places Ethiopia 2nd out of 75 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ethiopia, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 0.4737
2004 0.4798 +1.3%
2005 0.4839 +0.9%
2006 0.4535 -6.3%
2009 0.4767 +5.1%
2010 0.4824 +1.2%
2011 0.461 -4.4%
2012 0.4296 -6.8%
2013 0.373 -13.2%
2014 0.4402 +18.0%
2015 0.4648 +5.6%
2016 0.4696 +1.0%
2021 0.4886 +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4735 0.4535 0.4839 5
2010s 0.4458 0.373 0.4824 7
2020s 0.4886 0.4886 0.4886 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 1 Maldives 0.6305 compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 0.4795 compare
  3. 4 Republic of Moldova 0.4707 compare
  4. 5 Mongolia 0.4511 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ethiopia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Ethiopia was 0.4886 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4886 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.373 in 2013.
How does Ethiopia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ethiopia 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