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

Spain: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2481 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2481
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
19th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2481
in 2020
All-time low
0.1992
in 2008
Years of data
15
2006–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Spain, 2006–2020

00.050.10.150.20.252006201320202006: 0.2322007: 0.2222008: 0.1992009: 0.212010: 0.2272011: 0.2212012: 0.2242013: 0.222014: 0.2292015: 0.2252016: 0.2322017: 0.2332018: 0.232019: 0.2292020: 0.248

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Spain stood at 0.2481. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Spain peaked at 0.2481 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1992, in 2008.

Spain ranks 19th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Spain, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 0.2317
2007 0.2215 -4.4%
2008 0.1992 -10.1%
2009 0.21 +5.4%
2010 0.2268 +8.0%
2011 0.2207 -2.7%
2012 0.2241 +1.5%
2013 0.2202 -1.7%
2014 0.2293 +4.1%
2015 0.2254 -1.7%
2016 0.2316 +2.7%
2017 0.2327 +0.5%
2018 0.2298 -1.3%
2019 0.2289 -0.4%
2020 0.2481 +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2156 0.1992 0.2317 4
2010s 0.2269 0.2202 0.2327 10
2020s 0.2481 0.2481 0.2481 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 16 Mongolia 0.2709 compare
  2. 17 Portugal 0.2692 compare
  3. 18 Austria 0.2562 compare
  4. 20 Hungary 0.2468 compare
  5. 21 Lithuania 0.2443 compare
  6. 22 Latvia 0.2359 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Spain?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Spain was 0.2481 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2481 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1992 in 2008.
How does Spain rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Spain ranks 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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