Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.0847 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0847
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
65th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.0958
in 2000
All-time low
0.0717
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.020.040.060.080.12000201020212000: 0.0962001: 0.0892002: 0.0872003: 0.0842004: 0.0822005: 0.0852006: 0.0812007: 0.0882008: 0.0792009: 0.0792012: 0.082014: 0.0842015: 0.0772016: 0.0722017: 0.0722018: 0.0782019: 0.0772021: 0.085

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in El Salvador is 0.0847, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in El Salvador peaked at 0.0958 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0717, in 2016.

That places El Salvador 65th out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0958
2001 0.0886 -7.5%
2002 0.0872 -1.6%
2003 0.084 -3.7%
2004 0.0817 -2.7%
2005 0.0848 +3.7%
2006 0.0807 -4.8%
2007 0.0875 +8.5%
2008 0.0791 -9.6%
2009 0.0787 -0.4%
2012 0.0802 +1.9%
2014 0.0837 +4.3%
2015 0.0766 -8.5%
2016 0.0717 -6.4%
2017 0.0723 +0.9%
2018 0.0781 +8.0%
2019 0.0769 -1.4%
2021 0.0847 +10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0848 0.0787 0.0958 10
2010s 0.0771 0.0717 0.0837 7
2020s 0.0847 0.0847 0.0847 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in El Salvador was 0.0847 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0958 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0717 in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
El Salvador ranks 65th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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