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

Jordan: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2582 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2582
Change on year
down 34.3%
World rank
40th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.4698
in 2002
All-time low
0.2582
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.10.20.30.40.52002200920162002: 0.472007: 0.3912008: 0.3952009: 0.3942010: 0.3892011: 0.3912012: 0.382013: 0.3892014: 0.3932016: 0.258

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.2582 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.3% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Jordan peaked at 0.4698 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2582, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 40th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.4698
2007 0.3911 -16.8%
2008 0.395 +1.0%
2009 0.3939 -0.3%
2010 0.3889 -1.3%
2011 0.3906 +0.4%
2012 0.3801 -2.7%
2013 0.3894 +2.4%
2014 0.3929 +0.9%
2016 0.2582 -34.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4125 0.3911 0.4698 4
2010s 0.3667 0.2582 0.3929 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 37 Latvia 0.2663 compare
  2. 38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.263 compare
  3. 39 Argentina 0.261 compare
  4. 41 Poland 0.2564 compare
  5. 42 Slovenia 0.2533 compare
  6. 43 Czechia 0.2477 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Jordan?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Jordan was 0.2582 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4698 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2582 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Jordan ranks 40th out of 75 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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