Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Croatia

Croatia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2057 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2057
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
32nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2159
in 2014
All-time low
0.1838
in 2010
Years of data
11
2010–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Croatia, 2010–2020

00.050.10.150.22010201520202010: 0.1842011: 0.22012: 0.2092013: 0.2072014: 0.2162015: 0.2112016: 0.2112017: 0.2072018: 0.2062019: 0.212020: 0.206

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Croatia is 0.2057, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Croatia peaked at 0.2159 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1838, in 2010.

Croatia ranks 32nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Croatia, 2010 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2010 0.1838
2011 0.2004 +9.0%
2012 0.209 +4.3%
2013 0.207 -0.9%
2014 0.2159 +4.3%
2015 0.2113 -2.1%
2016 0.2112 -0.1%
2017 0.2071 -2.0%
2018 0.2063 -0.4%
2019 0.2101 +1.8%
2020 0.2057 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2062 0.1838 0.2159 10
2020s 0.2057 0.2057 0.2057 1

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 29 Armenia 0.2204 compare
  2. 30 Estonia 0.2191 compare
  3. 31 Egypt 0.2177 compare
  4. 33 Czechia 0.2056 compare
  5. 34 Poland 0.205 compare
  6. 35 Cyprus 0.2036 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Croatia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Croatia was 0.2057 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2159 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1838 in 2010.
How does Croatia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Croatia ranks 32nd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
Last refreshed