Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia

Armenia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.189 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.189
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
25th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.189
in 2021
All-time low
0.1169
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia, 2004–2021

00.050.10.150.22004201220212004: 0.1172007: 0.1572008: 0.1392009: 0.1352011: 0.1352013: 0.1462014: 0.1442015: 0.1412016: 0.1452018: 0.1262020: 0.1712021: 0.189

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia is 0.189, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia peaked at 0.189 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1169, in 2004.

That places Armenia 25th out of 65 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Armenia, 2004 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1169
2007 0.1566 +34.0%
2008 0.139 -11.2%
2009 0.1352 -2.7%
2011 0.1353 +0.1%
2013 0.146 +7.9%
2014 0.1444 -1.1%
2015 0.1412 -2.2%
2016 0.1454 +3.0%
2018 0.1264 -13.1%
2020 0.1706 +35.0%
2021 0.189 +10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1369 0.1169 0.1566 4
2010s 0.1398 0.1264 0.146 6
2020s 0.1798 0.1706 0.189 2

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 22 Slovakia 0.197 compare
  2. 23 Spain 0.1956 compare
  3. 24 Croatia 0.1896 compare
  4. 26 Namibia 0.1793 compare
  5. 27 Czechia 0.1777 compare
  6. 28 Italy 0.1756 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia was 0.189 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.189 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1169 in 2004.
How does Armenia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Armenia ranks 25th out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 801 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed