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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0342 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0342
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
59th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.0534
in 2017
All-time low
0.0258
in 2005
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Ecuador, 2000–2020

00.020.040.062000201020202000: 0.0422003: 0.0322004: 0.0282005: 0.0262006: 0.0262007: 0.0282008: 0.0312009: 0.0352010: 0.0412011: 0.0412012: 0.0422013: 0.0462014: 0.0512015: 0.0522016: 0.0512017: 0.0532019: 0.0332020: 0.034

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Ecuador is 0.0342, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Ecuador peaked at 0.0534 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0258, in 2005.

That places Ecuador 59th out of 65 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Ecuador, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.042
2003 0.0325 -22.7%
2004 0.0279 -14.1%
2005 0.0258 -7.4%
2006 0.0264 +2.1%
2007 0.0279 +5.9%
2008 0.0311 +11.6%
2009 0.035 +12.2%
2010 0.0409 +17.1%
2011 0.0411 +0.4%
2012 0.0416 +1.3%
2013 0.0465 +11.6%
2014 0.0508 +9.4%
2015 0.0524 +3.1%
2016 0.0513 -2.1%
2017 0.0534 +4.1%
2019 0.0326 -39.0%
2020 0.0342 +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0311 0.0258 0.042 8
2010s 0.0456 0.0326 0.0534 9
2020s 0.0342 0.0342 0.0342 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 56 Honduras 0.04 compare
  2. 57 Cameroon 0.0399 compare
  3. 58 Guatemala 0.0366 compare
  4. 60 Zambia 0.0318 compare
  5. 61 Peru 0.0291 compare
  6. 62 Ethiopia 0.0231 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Ecuador was 0.0342 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0534 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0258 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Ecuador ranks 59th out of 65 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 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