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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.0661 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0661
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
65th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.0896
in 2015
All-time low
0.0661
in 2020
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ecuador, 2000–2020

00.020.040.060.082000201020202000: 0.0782003: 0.082004: 0.0772005: 0.072006: 0.0682007: 0.0732008: 0.0782009: 0.0752010: 0.0812011: 0.0832012: 0.0812013: 0.0852014: 0.0882015: 0.092016: 0.0872017: 0.0892019: 0.072020: 0.066

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.0661 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ecuador peaked at 0.0896 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0661, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 65th out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male in Ecuador, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0777
2003 0.0804 +3.5%
2004 0.0769 -4.4%
2005 0.0704 -8.5%
2006 0.0683 -2.9%
2007 0.073 +6.9%
2008 0.0783 +7.2%
2009 0.0752 -3.9%
2010 0.0815 +8.3%
2011 0.0831 +2.0%
2012 0.0811 -2.4%
2013 0.0853 +5.1%
2014 0.0881 +3.4%
2015 0.0896 +1.7%
2016 0.0868 -3.2%
2017 0.0885 +2.1%
2019 0.0703 -20.6%
2020 0.0661 -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.075 0.0683 0.0804 8
2010s 0.0838 0.0703 0.0896 9
2020s 0.0661 0.0661 0.0661 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 62 Paraguay 0.0767 compare
  2. 63 Peru 0.0717 compare
  3. 64 Philippines 0.0666 compare
  4. 66 Guatemala 0.0538 compare
  5. 67 Honduras 0.0443 compare
  6. 68 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0393 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Ecuador was 0.0661 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0896 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0661 in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Ecuador ranks 65th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 864 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed