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

Serbia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.1767 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1767
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
45th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2209
in 2015
All-time low
0.1767
in 2020
Years of data
8
2013–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Serbia, 2013–2020

00.050.10.150.22013201620202013: 0.1982014: 0.2032015: 0.2212016: 0.2112017: 0.2122018: 0.1882019: 0.1952020: 0.177

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Serbia is 0.1767, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Serbia ranks 45th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Serbia, 2013 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2013 0.1981
2014 0.2034 +2.7%
2015 0.2209 +8.6%
2016 0.2112 -4.4%
2017 0.2118 +0.3%
2018 0.1879 -11.3%
2019 0.1947 +3.6%
2020 0.1767 -9.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.204 0.1879 0.2209 7
2020s 0.1767 0.1767 0.1767 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 42 Mauritius 0.1829 compare
  2. 43 Panama 0.1798 compare
  3. 44 Bulgaria 0.1775 compare
  4. 46 Uruguay 0.1699 compare
  5. 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1677
  6. 48 Dominican Republic 0.1654 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Serbia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Serbia was 0.1767 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2209 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1767 in 2020.
How does Serbia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Serbia ranks 45th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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
Last refreshed