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

Jordan: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.5761 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5761
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
11th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.6455
in 2008
All-time low
0.5761
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.6292007: 0.642008: 0.6462009: 0.6112010: 0.6262011: 0.6052012: 0.5962013: 0.5962014: 0.6062016: 0.576

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.5761 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Jordan peaked at 0.6455 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5761, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 11th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Health in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.6291
2007 0.6397 +1.7%
2008 0.6455 +0.9%
2009 0.6109 -5.4%
2010 0.6256 +2.4%
2011 0.6052 -3.3%
2012 0.5955 -1.6%
2013 0.5965 +0.2%
2014 0.6056 +1.5%
2016 0.5761 -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6313 0.6109 0.6455 4
2010s 0.6007 0.5761 0.6256 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 8 Peru 0.6342 compare
  2. 9 El Salvador 0.5966 compare
  3. 10 Honduras 0.593 compare
  4. 12 Ecuador 0.5667 compare
  5. 13 Palestine, State of 0.561 compare
  6. 14 Armenia 0.5577 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Jordan?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Jordan was 0.5761 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6455 in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5761 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Jordan ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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
Last refreshed