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

Slovenia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.227 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.227
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4057
in 2004
All-time low
0.2069
in 2008
Years of data
18
2003–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovenia, 2003–2020

00.10.20.30.42003201120202003: 0.3772004: 0.4062005: 0.3052006: 0.2962007: 0.3012008: 0.2072009: 0.2082010: 0.2172011: 0.2192012: 0.222013: 0.2222014: 0.2262015: 0.2272016: 0.2322017: 0.2282018: 0.2252019: 0.2282020: 0.227

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovenia stood at 0.227.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovenia peaked at 0.4057 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2069, in 2008.

Slovenia ranks 28th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovenia, 2003 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2003 0.3768
2004 0.4057 +7.7%
2005 0.3052 -24.8%
2006 0.2959 -3.0%
2007 0.301 +1.7%
2008 0.2069 -31.3%
2009 0.2079 +0.4%
2010 0.2165 +4.2%
2011 0.2193 +1.3%
2012 0.2198 +0.2%
2013 0.2224 +1.2%
2014 0.2257 +1.5%
2015 0.2275 +0.8%
2016 0.2319 +1.9%
2017 0.2279 -1.7%
2018 0.2254 -1.1%
2019 0.2279 +1.1%
2020 0.227 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2999 0.2069 0.4057 7
2010s 0.2244 0.2165 0.2319 10
2020s 0.227 0.227 0.227 1

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 25 Greece 0.2343 compare
  2. 26 Jordan 0.2319 compare
  3. 27 Tunisia 0.2281 compare
  4. 29 Armenia 0.2204 compare
  5. 30 Estonia 0.2191 compare
  6. 31 Egypt 0.2177 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovenia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Slovenia was 0.227 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4057 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2069 in 2008.
How does Slovenia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Slovenia ranks 28th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovenia 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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