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

Serbia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2008 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2008
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
56th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.2733
in 2015
All-time low
0.2008
in 2020
Years of data
8
2013–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Serbia, 2013–2020

00.10.20.32013201620202013: 0.2692014: 0.2722015: 0.2732016: 0.2542017: 0.2512018: 0.2252019: 0.2262020: 0.201

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Serbia stood at 0.2008. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

That places Serbia 56th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Serbia, 2013 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2013 0.269
2014 0.2719 +1.1%
2015 0.2733 +0.5%
2016 0.254 -7.0%
2017 0.2508 -1.3%
2018 0.225 -10.3%
2019 0.2258 +0.4%
2020 0.2008 -11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2528 0.225 0.2733 7
2020s 0.2008 0.2008 0.2008 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 53 Cyprus 0.227 compare
  2. 54 Chile 0.2147 compare
  3. 55 Mexico 0.2099 compare
  4. 57 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2006 compare
  5. 58 Pakistan 0.2001 compare
  6. 59 Morocco 0.1993

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Serbia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Serbia was 0.2008 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2733 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 in 2020.
How does Serbia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Serbia ranks 56th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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