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

Paraguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.1241 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1241
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
55th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.1448
in 2015
All-time low
0.0754
in 2010
Years of data
19
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Paraguay, 2001–2021

00.050.10.152001201120212001: 0.0962002: 0.0992003: 0.1062004: 0.0922005: 0.122006: 0.1092008: 0.1132009: 0.1042010: 0.0752011: 0.1232012: 0.112013: 0.142014: 0.1242015: 0.1452016: 0.1272017: 0.1142019: 0.1242020: 0.1182021: 0.124

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Paraguay is 0.1241, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Paraguay peaked at 0.1448 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0754, in 2010.

That places Paraguay 55th out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0964
2002 0.099 +2.7%
2003 0.1059 +6.9%
2004 0.0921 -13.0%
2005 0.12 +30.2%
2006 0.1092 -9.0%
2008 0.1133 +3.8%
2009 0.1044 -7.8%
2010 0.0754 -27.8%
2011 0.1226 +62.7%
2012 0.1105 -9.9%
2013 0.1399 +26.6%
2014 0.1242 -11.2%
2015 0.1448 +16.6%
2016 0.127 -12.3%
2017 0.1145 -9.9%
2019 0.1235 +7.9%
2020 0.1177 -4.7%
2021 0.1241 +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.105 0.0921 0.12 8
2010s 0.1203 0.0754 0.1448 9
2020s 0.1209 0.1177 0.1241 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 52 United States of America 0.1514 compare
  2. 53 Türkiye 0.1502 compare
  3. 54 Philippines 0.13 compare
  4. 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1048 compare
  5. 57 Honduras 0.1017 compare
  6. 58 El Salvador 0.0936 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Paraguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Paraguay was 0.1241 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1448 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0754 in 2010.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Paraguay ranks 55th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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