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

Italy: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2461 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2461
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
45th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.3692
in 2007
All-time low
0.2272
in 2019
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Italy, 2007–2020

00.10.20.30.42007201320202007: 0.3692008: 0.2852009: 0.242010: 0.2482011: 0.2612012: 0.2572013: 0.2532014: 0.2542015: 0.262016: 0.2532017: 0.2622018: 0.2382019: 0.2272020: 0.246

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Italy stood at 0.2461.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Italy peaked at 0.3692 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2272, in 2019.

That places Italy 45th 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 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Italy, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3692
2008 0.2854 -22.7%
2009 0.2399 -15.9%
2010 0.2485 +3.6%
2011 0.2608 +5.0%
2012 0.257 -1.5%
2013 0.2532 -1.5%
2014 0.2538 +0.2%
2015 0.2598 +2.4%
2016 0.2532 -2.6%
2017 0.2618 +3.4%
2018 0.2383 -9.0%
2019 0.2272 -4.6%
2020 0.2461 +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2982 0.2399 0.3692 3
2010s 0.2514 0.2272 0.2618 10
2020s 0.2461 0.2461 0.2461 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 42 Slovenia 0.2533 compare
  2. 43 Czechia 0.2477 compare
  3. 44 Estonia 0.2469 compare
  4. 46 Uruguay 0.237 compare
  5. 47 Türkiye 0.2362 compare
  6. 48 Namibia 0.2359 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Italy?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Italy was 0.2461 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.3692 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2272 in 2019.
How does Italy rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Italy ranks 45th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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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