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

Pakistan: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2001 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2001
World rank
58th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.2345
in 2008
All-time low
0.2001
in 2020
Years of data
12
2001–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Pakistan, 2001–2020

00.050.10.150.20.252001201020202001: 0.2152003: 0.2032004: 0.2332005: 0.2262006: 0.2142008: 0.2342009: 0.2272010: 0.2252012: 0.2112013: 0.2072014: 0.2032020: 0.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Pakistan is 0.2001, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Pakistan peaked at 0.2345 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2001, in 2020.

Pakistan ranks 58th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Pakistan, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2154
2003 0.2032 -5.7%
2004 0.2325 +14.4%
2005 0.2259 -2.8%
2006 0.2145 -5.1%
2008 0.2345 +9.3%
2009 0.2272 -3.1%
2010 0.2247 -1.1%
2012 0.2109 -6.2%
2013 0.2074 -1.6%
2014 0.2034 -1.9%
2020 0.2001 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2219 0.2032 0.2345 7
2010s 0.2116 0.2034 0.2247 4
2020s 0.2001 0.2001 0.2001 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 55 Mexico 0.2099 compare
  2. 56 Serbia 0.2008 compare
  3. 57 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2006 compare
  4. 59 Morocco 0.1993 compare
  5. 60 Bulgaria 0.1963 compare
  6. 61 Sri Lanka 0.1943 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Pakistan?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Pakistan was 0.2001 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2345 in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2001 in 2020.
How does Pakistan rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Pakistan ranks 58th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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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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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