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

Slovakia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2349 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2349
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
23rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3493
in 2006
All-time low
0.2097
in 2018
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovakia, 2005–2020

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.3432006: 0.3492007: 0.3422008: 0.2472009: 0.2562010: 0.2582011: 0.2512012: 0.2432013: 0.2442014: 0.2442015: 0.2312016: 0.2192017: 0.2122018: 0.212019: 0.2182020: 0.235

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 0.2349 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2020.

The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovakia peaked at 0.3493 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2097, in 2018.

That places Slovakia 23rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovakia, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.3426
2006 0.3493 +2.0%
2007 0.3425 -2.0%
2008 0.2473 -27.8%
2009 0.2561 +3.5%
2010 0.2575 +0.6%
2011 0.2511 -2.5%
2012 0.2435 -3.0%
2013 0.2444 +0.4%
2014 0.2435 -0.3%
2015 0.231 -5.2%
2016 0.219 -5.2%
2017 0.2121 -3.2%
2018 0.2097 -1.1%
2019 0.2179 +3.9%
2020 0.2349 +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3076 0.2473 0.3493 5
2010s 0.233 0.2097 0.2575 10
2020s 0.2349 0.2349 0.2349 1

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 20 Hungary 0.2468 compare
  2. 21 Lithuania 0.2443 compare
  3. 22 Latvia 0.2359 compare
  4. 24 Palestine 0.2348 compare
  5. 25 Greece 0.2343 compare
  6. 26 Jordan 0.2319 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovakia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovakia was 0.2349 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3493 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2097 in 2018.
How does Slovakia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Slovakia ranks 23rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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