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

Jordan: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2319 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2319
Change on year
down 31.8%
World rank
26th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3743
in 2002
All-time low
0.2319
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.10.20.30.42002200920162002: 0.3742007: 0.3332008: 0.3372009: 0.3322010: 0.3282011: 0.3332012: 0.3232013: 0.3332014: 0.342016: 0.232

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Jordan stood at 0.2319. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 31.8% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Jordan peaked at 0.3743 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2319, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 26th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.3743
2007 0.3325 -11.2%
2008 0.3369 +1.3%
2009 0.3321 -1.4%
2010 0.3277 -1.3%
2011 0.3325 +1.5%
2012 0.323 -2.9%
2013 0.3335 +3.2%
2014 0.34 +2.0%
2016 0.2319 -31.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.344 0.3321 0.3743 4
2010s 0.3148 0.2319 0.34 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 23 Slovakia 0.2349 compare
  2. 24 Palestine, State of 0.2348 compare
  3. 25 Greece 0.2343 compare
  4. 27 Tunisia 0.2281 compare
  5. 28 Slovenia 0.227 compare
  6. 29 Armenia 0.2204 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Jordan?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Jordan was 0.2319 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3743 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2319 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Jordan ranks 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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