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

Latvia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.1073 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1073
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
44th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.1339
in 2009
All-time low
0.1073
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Latvia, 2007–2018

00.050.10.152007201220182007: 0.1332008: 0.1112009: 0.1342010: 0.1312011: 0.1292012: 0.1232013: 0.1252014: 0.1142015: 0.1082016: 0.1162017: 0.1092018: 0.107

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Latvia recorded 0.1073 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Latvia peaked at 0.1339 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1073, in 2018.

That places Latvia 44th out of 70 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male in Latvia, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1326
2008 0.1114 -16.0%
2009 0.1339 +20.2%
2010 0.1312 -2.0%
2011 0.1285 -2.0%
2012 0.1227 -4.5%
2013 0.1246 +1.5%
2014 0.1143 -8.3%
2015 0.1077 -5.8%
2016 0.116 +7.7%
2017 0.1087 -6.3%
2018 0.1073 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1259 0.1114 0.1339 3
2010s 0.1179 0.1073 0.1312 9

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 41 Chile 0.1126 compare
  2. 42 United States of America 0.1085 compare
  3. 43 Cambodia 0.1075 compare
  4. 45 Lithuania 0.1054 compare
  5. 46 Estonia 0.1043 compare
  6. 47 Mexico 0.1004 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Latvia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Latvia was 0.1073 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1339 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1073 in 2018.
How does Latvia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Latvia ranks 44th out of 70 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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