Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.4493 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.4493
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
2nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.5267
in 2007
All-time low
0.4357
in 2005
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Russian Federation, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 0.4732001: 0.4522002: 0.452003: 0.4472004: 0.4532005: 0.4362006: 0.4492007: 0.5272008: 0.4372009: 0.5072010: 0.4672011: 0.4652012: 0.4472013: 0.452014: 0.4622015: 0.4562016: 0.449

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 0.4493 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Russian Federation peaked at 0.5267 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4357, in 2005.

Russian Federation ranks 2nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Russian Federation, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4726
2001 0.4517 -4.4%
2002 0.4503 -0.3%
2003 0.4467 -0.8%
2004 0.4534 +1.5%
2005 0.4357 -3.9%
2006 0.4492 +3.1%
2007 0.5267 +17.2%
2008 0.4369 -17.0%
2009 0.5068 +16.0%
2010 0.4668 -7.9%
2011 0.4654 -0.3%
2012 0.4468 -4.0%
2013 0.4504 +0.8%
2014 0.462 +2.6%
2015 0.4557 -1.4%
2016 0.4493 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.463 0.4357 0.5267 10
2010s 0.4566 0.4468 0.4668 7

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 1 Maldives 0.471 compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 0.3867 compare
  3. 4 Belgium 0.3578 compare
  4. 5 Denmark 0.3252

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Russian Federation?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Russian Federation was 0.4493 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 0.5267 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4357 in 2005.
How does Russian Federation rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Russian Federation ranks 2nd out of 79 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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