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

Latvia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2359 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.2359
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
22nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2482
in 2011
All-time low
0.2066
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Latvia, 2007–2020

00.050.10.150.20.252007201320202007: 0.2332008: 0.2072009: 0.2372010: 0.2382011: 0.2482012: 0.2382013: 0.2362014: 0.2312015: 0.222016: 0.2322017: 0.2342018: 0.2272019: 0.2292020: 0.236

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.2359 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2020.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Latvia peaked at 0.2482 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2066, in 2008.

Latvia ranks 22nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Latvia, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.233
2008 0.2066 -11.3%
2009 0.2372 +14.8%
2010 0.2384 +0.5%
2011 0.2482 +4.1%
2012 0.2376 -4.2%
2013 0.2362 -0.6%
2014 0.2311 -2.2%
2015 0.2202 -4.7%
2016 0.2324 +5.5%
2017 0.2336 +0.5%
2018 0.2268 -2.9%
2019 0.2286 +0.8%
2020 0.2359 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2256 0.2066 0.2372 3
2010s 0.2333 0.2202 0.2482 10
2020s 0.2359 0.2359 0.2359 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 19 Spain 0.2481 compare
  2. 20 Hungary 0.2468 compare
  3. 21 Lithuania 0.2443 compare
  4. 23 Slovakia 0.2349 compare
  5. 24 Palestine, State of 0.2348 compare
  6. 25 Greece 0.2343 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Latvia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Latvia was 0.2359 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2482 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2066 in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Latvia ranks 22nd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia 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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