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

Guatemala: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.0656 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0656
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
74th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.0656
in 2019
All-time low
0.043
in 2004
Years of data
9
2000–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Guatemala, 2000–2019

00.020.040.062000200920192000: 0.0512002: 0.0442003: 0.0522004: 0.0432006: 0.0552011: 0.0552017: 0.062018: 0.0642019: 0.066

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Guatemala stood at 0.0656. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Guatemala peaked at 0.0656 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.043, in 2004.

Guatemala ranks 74th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Guatemala, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0508
2002 0.0438 -13.9%
2003 0.0524 +19.7%
2004 0.043 -17.9%
2006 0.0552 +28.4%
2011 0.0551 -0.3%
2017 0.0602 +9.4%
2018 0.0643 +6.7%
2019 0.0656 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.049 0.043 0.0552 5
2010s 0.0613 0.0551 0.0656 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 71 Ecuador 0.0706 compare
  2. 72 Ethiopia 0.0702 compare
  3. 73 Honduras 0.0658 compare
  4. 75 Rwanda 0.0631 compare
  5. 76 Bangladesh 0.042 compare
  6. 77 Colombia 0.0417 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Guatemala?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Guatemala was 0.0656 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.0656 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.043 in 2004.
How does Guatemala rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Guatemala ranks 74th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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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