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

Maldives: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.4637 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4637
Change on year
up 33.0%
World rank
1st
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.4637
in 2019
All-time low
0.2798
in 2009
Years of data
5
2002–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Maldives, 2002–2019

00.10.20.30.40.52002201020192002: 0.42004: 0.322009: 0.282016: 0.3492019: 0.464

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Maldives stood at 0.4637. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.0% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Maldives peaked at 0.4637 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2798, in 2009.

Maldives ranks 1st of 70 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male in Maldives, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 0.3996
2004 0.3201 -19.9%
2009 0.2798 -12.6%
2016 0.3487 +24.6%
2019 0.4637 +33.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3332 0.2798 0.3996 3
2010s 0.4062 0.3487 0.4637 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 2 Russian Federation 0.3667 compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 0.2825 compare
  3. 4 Luxembourg 0.2799 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Maldives?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Maldives was 0.4637 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.4637 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2798 in 2009.
How does Maldives rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Maldives ranks 1st out of 70 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives 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