Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Switzerland
Switzerland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2751 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Switzerland, 2007–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.2751 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Switzerland peaked at 0.2751 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2093, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2452 | — |
| 2008 | 0.2093 | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2195 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2371 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2331 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2422 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2476 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2385 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2437 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2513 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2537 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2645 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2652 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2751 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2247 | 0.2093 | 0.2452 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2477 | 0.2331 | 0.2652 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2751 | 0.2751 | 0.2751 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Switzerland?
- Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Switzerland was 0.2751 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2751 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2093 in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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