Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Colombia

Colombia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.0511 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0511
Change on year
up 17.6%
World rank
67th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.0949
in 2002
All-time low
0.0435
in 2017
Years of data
18
2001–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Colombia, 2001–2020

00.020.040.060.080.12001201020202001: 0.0842002: 0.0952003: 0.0882004: 0.0892005: 0.082006: 0.082007: 0.0742008: 0.0682009: 0.0582010: 0.052011: 0.0482012: 0.0472013: 0.0482014: 0.0472015: 0.0452016: 0.0452017: 0.0432020: 0.051

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.0511 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in 2020.

That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Colombia peaked at 0.0949 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0435, in 2017.

That places Colombia 67th out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Colombia, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0835
2002 0.0949 +13.7%
2003 0.0883 -7.0%
2004 0.0891 +0.9%
2005 0.0801 -10.0%
2006 0.0801 -0.1%
2007 0.0743 -7.3%
2008 0.0676 -8.9%
2009 0.0585 -13.6%
2010 0.0505 -13.7%
2011 0.0482 -4.5%
2012 0.0469 -2.6%
2013 0.0483 +2.9%
2014 0.047 -2.6%
2015 0.0452 -3.9%
2016 0.0448 -0.9%
2017 0.0435 -2.9%
2020 0.0511 +17.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0796 0.0585 0.0949 9
2010s 0.0468 0.0435 0.0505 8
2020s 0.0511 0.0511 0.0511 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 64 Pakistan 0.0635 compare
  2. 65 Ethiopia 0.0606 compare
  3. 66 Cameroon 0.0584 compare
  4. 68 Cambodia 0.0417 compare
  5. 69 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0259 compare
  6. 70 Niger 0.0156 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Colombia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Colombia was 0.0511 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0949 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Colombia ranks 67th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 865 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed