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

Slovenia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2533 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2533
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
42nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.48
in 2004
All-time low
0.2255
in 2008
Years of data
18
2003–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Slovenia, 2003–2020

00.10.20.30.40.52003201120202003: 0.4422004: 0.482005: 0.3642006: 0.342007: 0.3412008: 0.2262009: 0.2322010: 0.2412011: 0.2442012: 0.2462013: 0.2482014: 0.2522015: 0.2552016: 0.262017: 0.2542018: 0.2512019: 0.2572020: 0.253

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Slovenia is 0.2533, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Slovenia peaked at 0.48 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2255, in 2008.

That places Slovenia 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Slovenia, 2003 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2003 0.4421
2004 0.48 +8.6%
2005 0.3637 -24.2%
2006 0.3401 -6.5%
2007 0.3409 +0.2%
2008 0.2255 -33.9%
2009 0.2319 +2.9%
2010 0.2406 +3.7%
2011 0.2438 +1.3%
2012 0.2461 +0.9%
2013 0.2481 +0.8%
2014 0.2518 +1.5%
2015 0.2549 +1.2%
2016 0.26 +2.0%
2017 0.2541 -2.3%
2018 0.2511 -1.2%
2019 0.2566 +2.2%
2020 0.2533 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3463 0.2255 0.48 7
2010s 0.2507 0.2406 0.26 10
2020s 0.2533 0.2533 0.2533 1

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 39 Argentina 0.261 compare
  2. 40 Jordan 0.2582 compare
  3. 41 Poland 0.2564 compare
  4. 43 Czechia 0.2477 compare
  5. 44 Estonia 0.2469 compare
  6. 45 Italy 0.2461 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Slovenia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Slovenia was 0.2533 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.48 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2255 in 2008.
How does Slovenia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Slovenia ranks 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovenia 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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