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

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.1828 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1828
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
63rd
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.2149
in 2000
All-time low
0.1823
in 2006
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Peru, 2000–2021

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.2152001: 0.1952002: 0.1952004: 0.192005: 0.1862006: 0.1822007: 0.1952008: 0.1842009: 0.1952010: 0.1912011: 0.1982012: 0.1992013: 0.1862014: 0.1892015: 0.1842016: 0.1922018: 0.1882019: 0.1872021: 0.183

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Peru is 0.1828, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 2.3% 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 Peru peaked at 0.2149 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1823, in 2006.

Peru ranks 63rd of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2149
2001 0.1951 -9.2%
2002 0.1949 -0.1%
2004 0.1904 -2.3%
2005 0.1861 -2.3%
2006 0.1823 -2.0%
2007 0.1953 +7.1%
2008 0.1845 -5.5%
2009 0.1949 +5.7%
2010 0.1908 -2.1%
2011 0.1983 +3.9%
2012 0.1986 +0.2%
2013 0.1863 -6.2%
2014 0.1889 +1.4%
2015 0.1844 -2.4%
2016 0.1917 +3.9%
2018 0.1879 -1.9%
2019 0.1871 -0.4%
2021 0.1828 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1931 0.1823 0.2149 9
2010s 0.1905 0.1844 0.1986 9
2020s 0.1828 0.1828 0.1828 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 60 Bulgaria 0.1963 compare
  2. 61 Sri Lanka 0.1943 compare
  3. 62 Brazil 0.1875 compare
  4. 64 Paraguay 0.1733 compare
  5. 65 Costa Rica 0.1717 compare
  6. 66 Cambodia 0.166 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Peru was 0.1828 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.2149 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1823 in 2006.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Peru ranks 63rd out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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