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

Latest (2020)
0.2751
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
14th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2751
in 2020
All-time low
0.2093
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Switzerland, 2007–2020

00.10.20.32007201320202007: 0.2452008: 0.2092009: 0.222010: 0.2372011: 0.2332012: 0.2422013: 0.2482014: 0.2382015: 0.2442016: 0.2512017: 0.2542018: 0.2652019: 0.2652020: 0.275

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Switzerland, 2007 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2887 compare
  2. 12 Malta 0.286 compare
  3. 13 Finland 0.2782 compare
  4. 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2738 compare
  5. 16 Mongolia 0.2709 compare
  6. 17 Portugal 0.2692 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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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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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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