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

Paraguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.0962 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0962
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
59th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1146
in 2015
All-time low
0.0748
in 2001
Years of data
20
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Paraguay, 2001–2021

00.0250.050.0750.10.1252001201120212001: 0.0752002: 0.0852003: 0.0862004: 0.0762005: 0.0962006: 0.0872007: 0.0892008: 0.0932009: 0.0882010: 0.12011: 0.12012: 0.0952013: 0.1142014: 0.12015: 0.1152016: 0.1012017: 0.0922019: 0.1022020: 0.0992021: 0.096

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.0962 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Paraguay peaked at 0.1146 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0748, in 2001.

Paraguay ranks 59th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0748
2002 0.0855 +14.3%
2003 0.0863 +1.0%
2004 0.0757 -12.3%
2005 0.0957 +26.4%
2006 0.0866 -9.5%
2007 0.0891 +2.9%
2008 0.0925 +3.8%
2009 0.0879 -5.0%
2010 0.0997 +13.4%
2011 0.1003 +0.6%
2012 0.095 -5.2%
2013 0.1139 +19.9%
2014 0.0999 -12.3%
2015 0.1146 +14.7%
2016 0.1006 -12.2%
2017 0.0917 -8.8%
2019 0.1017 +10.9%
2020 0.0986 -3.1%
2021 0.0962 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.086 0.0748 0.0957 9
2010s 0.1019 0.0917 0.1146 9
2020s 0.0974 0.0962 0.0986 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 56 Romania 0.1266 compare
  2. 57 Brazil 0.1251 compare
  3. 58 Sri Lanka 0.1189 compare
  4. 60 Philippines 0.0913 compare
  5. 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0888 compare
  6. 62 Zambia 0.0878 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Paraguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Paraguay was 0.0962 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1146 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0748 in 2001.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Paraguay ranks 59th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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