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

Malta: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.286 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.286
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
12th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3239
in 2011
All-time low
0.2475
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020

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

00.10.20.32007201320202007: 0.3082008: 0.2472009: 0.2542010: 0.2562011: 0.3242012: 0.2772013: 0.2692014: 0.2862015: 0.2952016: 0.292017: 0.32018: 0.2932019: 0.2942020: 0.286

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Malta is 0.286, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Malta peaked at 0.3239 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2475, in 2008.

Malta ranks 12th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Malta, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3085
2008 0.2475 -19.8%
2009 0.2535 +2.4%
2010 0.2557 +0.9%
2011 0.3239 +26.7%
2012 0.2774 -14.4%
2013 0.2689 -3.1%
2014 0.2855 +6.2%
2015 0.2952 +3.4%
2016 0.2899 -1.8%
2017 0.3004 +3.6%
2018 0.2933 -2.4%
2019 0.2942 +0.3%
2020 0.286 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2698 0.2475 0.3085 3
2010s 0.2884 0.2557 0.3239 10
2020s 0.286 0.286 0.286 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 9 Ireland 0.2933 compare
  2. 10 France 0.2894 compare
  3. 11 United Kingdom 0.2887 compare
  4. 13 Finland 0.2782 compare
  5. 14 Switzerland 0.2751 compare
  6. 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2738 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Malta?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Malta was 0.286 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.3239 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2475 in 2008.
How does Malta rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Malta ranks 12th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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