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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.5667 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5667
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
12th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.5918
in 2014
All-time low
0.3322
in 2005
Years of data
14
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.4182003: 0.4082004: 0.3992005: 0.3322006: 0.3862007: 0.362008: 0.3542009: 0.4032010: 0.4552011: 0.4362012: 0.4522014: 0.5922015: 0.4882017: 0.567

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.5667 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2017.

The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador peaked at 0.5918 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3322, in 2005.

Ecuador ranks 12th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Health in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4181
2003 0.4081 -2.4%
2004 0.3992 -2.2%
2005 0.3322 -16.8%
2006 0.3862 +16.3%
2007 0.3598 -6.9%
2008 0.3537 -1.7%
2009 0.4026 +13.8%
2010 0.4547 +12.9%
2011 0.4356 -4.2%
2012 0.4525 +3.9%
2014 0.5918 +30.8%
2015 0.4883 -17.5%
2017 0.5667 +16.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3825 0.3322 0.4181 8
2010s 0.4983 0.4356 0.5918 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 9 El Salvador 0.5966 compare
  2. 10 Honduras 0.593 compare
  3. 11 Jordan 0.5761 compare
  4. 13 Palestine, State of 0.561 compare
  5. 14 Armenia 0.5577 compare
  6. 15 Costa Rica 0.5566 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador was 0.5667 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5918 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3322 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Ecuador ranks 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. 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 industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 322 data points, 2000–2021
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