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

Lithuania: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2443 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2443
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
21st
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3072
in 2007
All-time low
0.2161
in 2008
Years of data
16
2005–2020

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

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.2892006: 0.2862007: 0.3072008: 0.2162009: 0.2392010: 0.262011: 0.2552012: 0.2572013: 0.2342014: 0.2322015: 0.222016: 0.2252017: 0.2272018: 0.2232019: 0.2352020: 0.244

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.2443 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2020.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Lithuania peaked at 0.3072 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2161, in 2008.

That places Lithuania 21st 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 Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Lithuania, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.2888
2006 0.2858 -1.0%
2007 0.3072 +7.5%
2008 0.2161 -29.7%
2009 0.2386 +10.4%
2010 0.2595 +8.8%
2011 0.2546 -1.9%
2012 0.2573 +1.1%
2013 0.2343 -8.9%
2014 0.2322 -0.9%
2015 0.2205 -5.1%
2016 0.2252 +2.2%
2017 0.2271 +0.8%
2018 0.223 -1.8%
2019 0.2353 +5.5%
2020 0.2443 +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2673 0.2161 0.3072 5
2010s 0.2369 0.2205 0.2595 10
2020s 0.2443 0.2443 0.2443 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 18 Austria 0.2562 compare
  2. 19 Spain 0.2481 compare
  3. 20 Hungary 0.2468 compare
  4. 22 Latvia 0.2359 compare
  5. 23 Slovakia 0.2349 compare
  6. 24 Palestine 0.2348 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Lithuania?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Lithuania was 0.2443 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.3072 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2161 in 2008.
How does Lithuania rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Lithuania ranks 21st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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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