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

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.0759 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0759
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
70th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.0877
in 2012
All-time low
0.0734
in 2005
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Peru, 2000–2021

00.020.040.060.082000201020212000: 0.0812001: 0.0792002: 0.0792004: 0.0752005: 0.0732006: 0.0752007: 0.0832008: 0.082009: 0.0842010: 0.0822011: 0.0852012: 0.0882013: 0.0842014: 0.0842015: 0.0842016: 0.0862018: 0.0832019: 0.0832021: 0.076

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Peru is 0.0759, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Peru peaked at 0.0877 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0734, in 2005.

That places Peru 70th out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0812
2001 0.0788 -3.0%
2002 0.079 +0.3%
2004 0.0746 -5.5%
2005 0.0734 -1.6%
2006 0.0754 +2.7%
2007 0.0831 +10.2%
2008 0.0796 -4.2%
2009 0.084 +5.5%
2010 0.0816 -2.9%
2011 0.0851 +4.3%
2012 0.0877 +3.1%
2013 0.0839 -4.4%
2014 0.0845 +0.7%
2015 0.0842 -0.4%
2016 0.0864 +2.6%
2018 0.0827 -4.2%
2019 0.0828 +0.1%
2021 0.0759 -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0788 0.0734 0.084 9
2010s 0.0843 0.0816 0.0877 9
2020s 0.0759 0.0759 0.0759 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 67 India 0.0777 compare
  2. 68 Cameroon 0.0767 compare
  3. 69 Cambodia 0.0765 compare
  4. 71 Ecuador 0.0706 compare
  5. 72 Ethiopia 0.0702 compare
  6. 73 Honduras 0.0658 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Peru was 0.0759 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0877 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0734 in 2005.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Peru ranks 70th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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