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

Czechia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2056 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2056
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
33rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2673
in 2005
All-time low
0.1735
in 2013
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Czechia, 2005–2020

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.2672006: 0.2662007: 0.2582008: 0.1812009: 0.182010: 0.1842011: 0.1822012: 0.1812013: 0.1732014: 0.1822015: 0.1882016: 0.1892017: 0.192018: 0.1952019: 0.2012020: 0.206

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Czechia is 0.2056, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Czechia peaked at 0.2673 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1735, in 2013.

That places Czechia 33rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Czechia, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.2673
2006 0.2657 -0.6%
2007 0.258 -2.9%
2008 0.1809 -29.9%
2009 0.1802 -0.4%
2010 0.184 +2.1%
2011 0.1818 -1.2%
2012 0.1809 -0.5%
2013 0.1735 -4.1%
2014 0.1822 +5.0%
2015 0.1883 +3.4%
2016 0.1893 +0.5%
2017 0.1897 +0.2%
2018 0.1948 +2.7%
2019 0.2009 +3.2%
2020 0.2056 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2304 0.1802 0.2673 5
2010s 0.1865 0.1735 0.2009 10
2020s 0.2056 0.2056 0.2056 1

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 30 Estonia 0.2191 compare
  2. 31 Egypt 0.2177 compare
  3. 32 Croatia 0.2057 compare
  4. 34 Poland 0.205 compare
  5. 35 Cyprus 0.2036 compare
  6. 36 Namibia 0.2021 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Czechia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Czechia was 0.2056 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2673 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1735 in 2013.
How does Czechia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Czechia ranks 33rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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
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