Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6487 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.6487
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.7479
in 2011
All-time low
0.5881
in 2009
Years of data
13
2002–2016

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

00.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.6622003: 0.6762004: 0.6852006: 0.7092007: 0.6922008: 0.6842009: 0.5882011: 0.7482012: 0.7232013: 0.6492014: 0.7222015: 0.662016: 0.649

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.6487 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2016.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7479 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5881, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.6616
2003 0.6758 +2.2%
2004 0.6855 +1.4%
2006 0.7094 +3.5%
2007 0.692 -2.4%
2008 0.6838 -1.2%
2009 0.5881 -14.0%
2011 0.7479 +27.2%
2012 0.723 -3.3%
2013 0.649 -10.2%
2014 0.7223 +11.3%
2015 0.6595 -8.7%
2016 0.6487 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6709 0.5881 0.7094 7
2010s 0.6917 0.6487 0.7479 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 4 Zambia 0.8401 compare
  2. 5 Ethiopia 0.777 compare
  3. 6 Mauritius 0.6778 compare
  4. 8 Peru 0.6342 compare
  5. 9 El Salvador 0.5966 compare
  6. 10 Honduras 0.593 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka was 0.6487 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7479 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5881 in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Sri Lanka ranks 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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