Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.1943 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1943
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
61st
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.2397
in 2014
All-time low
0.1901
in 2009
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.050.10.150.20.252000200820162000: 0.2382001: 0.2372002: 0.2322003: 0.2342004: 0.2192006: 0.2022007: 0.2052008: 0.2192009: 0.192011: 0.2282012: 0.2282013: 0.2282014: 0.242015: 0.2332016: 0.194

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Sri Lanka stood at 0.1943.

That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2397 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1901, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 61st out of 75 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2378
2001 0.2372 -0.3%
2002 0.2323 -2.0%
2003 0.2338 +0.7%
2004 0.2189 -6.4%
2006 0.2022 -7.7%
2007 0.2053 +1.6%
2008 0.2191 +6.7%
2009 0.1901 -13.3%
2011 0.2278 +19.9%
2012 0.2276 -0.1%
2013 0.2279 +0.2%
2014 0.2397 +5.2%
2015 0.2328 -2.9%
2016 0.1943 -16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2196 0.1901 0.2378 9
2010s 0.225 0.1943 0.2397 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 58 Pakistan 0.2001 compare
  2. 59 Morocco 0.1993 compare
  3. 60 Bulgaria 0.1963 compare
  4. 62 Brazil 0.1875 compare
  5. 63 Peru 0.1828 compare
  6. 64 Paraguay 0.1733 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Sri Lanka?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Sri Lanka was 0.1943 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.2397 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1901 in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 75 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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