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

Türkiye: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.1603 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1603
Change on year
up 22.5%
World rank
49th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1603
in 2019
All-time low
0.1164
in 2004
Years of data
10
2002–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Türkiye, 2002–2019

00.050.10.152002201020192002: 0.1292003: 0.1332004: 0.1162005: 0.1172009: 0.1262010: 0.1292013: 0.1352015: 0.1272016: 0.1312019: 0.16

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Türkiye is 0.1603, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Türkiye peaked at 0.1603 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1164, in 2004.

That places Türkiye 49th out of 79 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Türkiye, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 0.1287
2003 0.1335 +3.7%
2004 0.1164 -12.8%
2005 0.1169 +0.4%
2009 0.1264 +8.1%
2010 0.1295 +2.5%
2013 0.1349 +4.2%
2015 0.1268 -6.0%
2016 0.1309 +3.2%
2019 0.1603 +22.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1244 0.1164 0.1335 5
2010s 0.1365 0.1268 0.1603 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 46 Uruguay 0.1699 compare
  2. 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1677 compare
  3. 48 Dominican Republic 0.1654 compare
  4. 50 Viet Nam 0.1581 compare
  5. 51 Chile 0.1528 compare
  6. 52 Georgia 0.1422 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Türkiye?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Türkiye was 0.1603 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.1603 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1164 in 2004.
How does Türkiye rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Türkiye ranks 49th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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