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

Paraguay: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.1733 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.1733
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
64th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.2073
in 2012
All-time low
0.1633
in 2001
Years of data
20
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Paraguay, 2001–2021

00.050.10.150.22001201120212001: 0.1632002: 0.1942003: 0.1922004: 0.1722005: 0.2012006: 0.1832007: 0.1832008: 0.1812009: 0.1792010: 0.192011: 0.1882012: 0.2072013: 0.2062014: 0.1782015: 0.2032016: 0.182017: 0.1642019: 0.1792020: 0.1812021: 0.173

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Paraguay stood at 0.1733.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Paraguay peaked at 0.2073 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1633, in 2001.

Paraguay ranks 64th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1633
2002 0.1944 +19.0%
2003 0.1915 -1.5%
2004 0.1715 -10.5%
2005 0.2006 +17.0%
2006 0.183 -8.8%
2007 0.1834 +0.2%
2008 0.1808 -1.4%
2009 0.1786 -1.2%
2010 0.1896 +6.1%
2011 0.188 -0.8%
2012 0.2073 +10.2%
2013 0.2056 -0.8%
2014 0.1775 -13.7%
2015 0.2035 +14.6%
2016 0.1804 -11.3%
2017 0.1636 -9.3%
2019 0.1789 +9.3%
2020 0.1806 +1.0%
2021 0.1733 -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.183 0.1633 0.2006 9
2010s 0.1882 0.1636 0.2073 9
2020s 0.177 0.1733 0.1806 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 61 Sri Lanka 0.1943 compare
  2. 62 Brazil 0.1875 compare
  3. 63 Peru 0.1828 compare
  4. 65 Costa Rica 0.1717 compare
  5. 66 Cambodia 0.166 compare
  6. 67 Romania 0.1619 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Paraguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Paraguay was 0.1733 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2073 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1633 in 2001.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Paraguay ranks 64th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Paraguay 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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