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

Colombia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0118 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0118
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
65th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.0359
in 2003
All-time low
0.0116
in 2015
Years of data
18
2001–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Colombia, 2001–2020

0.010.0150.020.0250.030.0352001201020202001: 0.0262002: 0.032003: 0.0362004: 0.0252005: 0.0192006: 0.0222007: 0.0212008: 0.0172009: 0.0162010: 0.0132011: 0.0132012: 0.0122013: 0.0132014: 0.0132015: 0.0122016: 0.0122017: 0.0122020: 0.012

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Colombia is 0.0118, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Colombia peaked at 0.0359 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0116, in 2015.

Colombia ranks 65th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Colombia, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0258
2002 0.0298 +15.3%
2003 0.0359 +20.7%
2004 0.0249 -30.6%
2005 0.0186 -25.5%
2006 0.0217 +17.0%
2007 0.0211 -3.1%
2008 0.0171 -18.6%
2009 0.0158 -7.9%
2010 0.0134 -15.4%
2011 0.0125 -6.3%
2012 0.0118 -5.7%
2013 0.0134 +13.7%
2014 0.0132 -1.6%
2015 0.0116 -11.9%
2016 0.0125 +7.0%
2017 0.0123 -1.2%
2020 0.0118 -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0234 0.0158 0.0359 9
2010s 0.0126 0.0116 0.0134 8
2020s 0.0118 0.0118 0.0118 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 62 Ethiopia 0.0231 compare
  2. 63 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0177 compare
  3. 64 Morocco 0.015 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Colombia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Colombia was 0.0118 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0359 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 in 2015.
How does Colombia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Colombia ranks 65th out of 65 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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