Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2348 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2348
World rank
24th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2766
in 2001
All-time low
0.2348
in 2017
Years of data
6
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Palestine, State of, 2000–2017

00.10.20.32000200820172000: 0.2732001: 0.2772002: 0.2612003: 0.2542007: 0.2732017: 0.235

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 0.2348 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.2766 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2348, in 2017.

That places Palestine, State of 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Palestine, State of, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2727
2001 0.2766 +1.4%
2002 0.2605 -5.8%
2003 0.2536 -2.7%
2007 0.273 +7.6%
2017 0.2348 -14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2673 0.2536 0.2766 5
2010s 0.2348 0.2348 0.2348 1

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 21 Lithuania 0.2443 compare
  2. 22 Latvia 0.2359 compare
  3. 23 Slovakia 0.2349 compare
  4. 25 Greece 0.2343 compare
  5. 26 Jordan 0.2319 compare
  6. 27 Tunisia 0.2281 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Palestine, State of?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Palestine, State of was 0.2348 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.2766 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2348 in 2017.
How does Palestine, State of rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Palestine, State of ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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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