Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.0888 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0888
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
61st
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1062
in 2012
All-time low
0.0768
in 2002
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2021

00.0250.050.0750.12000201020212000: 0.0812001: 0.0842002: 0.0772003: 0.0772005: 0.0822006: 0.092007: 0.0962008: 0.0932009: 0.12011: 0.12012: 0.1062014: 0.0962015: 0.0922016: 0.0972017: 0.0912018: 0.0982019: 0.0882020: 0.0862021: 0.089

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 0.0888 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.1062 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0768, in 2002.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61st out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0813
2001 0.0839 +3.3%
2002 0.0768 -8.6%
2003 0.0772 +0.6%
2005 0.0815 +5.6%
2006 0.09 +10.4%
2007 0.0959 +6.6%
2008 0.0926 -3.5%
2009 0.1001 +8.1%
2011 0.1 -0.1%
2012 0.1062 +6.1%
2014 0.0964 -9.2%
2015 0.0919 -4.7%
2016 0.0966 +5.1%
2017 0.0914 -5.3%
2018 0.0983 +7.5%
2019 0.0881 -10.3%
2020 0.0863 -2.1%
2021 0.0888 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0866 0.0768 0.1001 9
2010s 0.0961 0.0881 0.1062 8
2020s 0.0876 0.0863 0.0888 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of

  1. 58 Sri Lanka 0.1189 compare
  2. 59 Paraguay 0.0962 compare
  3. 60 Philippines 0.0913 compare
  4. 62 Zambia 0.0878 compare
  5. 63 Afghanistan 0.0874 compare
  6. 64 Morocco 0.0858 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.0888 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.1062 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0768 in 2002.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 61st out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,004 data points, 2000–2022
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