Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.1581 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1581
Change on year
up 112.4%
World rank
50th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1581
in 2019
All-time low
0.0562
in 2012
Years of data
8
2007–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Viet Nam, 2007–2019

00.050.10.152007201320192007: 0.1082008: 0.1032009: 0.0992010: 0.0962012: 0.0562014: 0.0592016: 0.0742019: 0.158

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Viet Nam stood at 0.1581. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 112.4% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Viet Nam peaked at 0.1581 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0562, in 2012.

Viet Nam ranks 50th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Viet Nam, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1076
2008 0.1026 -4.6%
2009 0.0995 -3.0%
2010 0.0962 -3.3%
2012 0.0562 -41.5%
2014 0.0588 +4.6%
2016 0.0744 +26.5%
2019 0.1581 +112.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1032 0.0995 0.1076 3
2010s 0.0888 0.0562 0.1581 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1677
  2. 48 Dominican Republic 0.1654 compare
  3. 49 Türkiye 0.1603 compare
  4. 51 Chile 0.1528 compare
  5. 52 Georgia 0.1422 compare
  6. 53 Mexico 0.1367 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Viet Nam?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Viet Nam was 0.1581 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 0.1581 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0562 in 2012.
How does Viet Nam rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Viet Nam ranks 50th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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