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

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0595 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0595
Change on year
up 27.0%
World rank
51st
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.0595
in 2021
All-time low
0.0334
in 2009
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.020.040.062000201020212000: 0.0412001: 0.0412002: 0.042003: 0.0342004: 0.0352005: 0.0382006: 0.0362007: 0.0382008: 0.0352009: 0.0332012: 0.0422014: 0.0462015: 0.0422016: 0.0452017: 0.0472018: 0.0492019: 0.0472021: 0.06

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador stood at 0.0595. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador peaked at 0.0595 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0334, in 2009.

El Salvador ranks 51st of 65 countries on this measure, 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 El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0413
2001 0.0411 -0.5%
2002 0.0401 -2.5%
2003 0.0336 -16.2%
2004 0.0348 +3.8%
2005 0.0385 +10.4%
2006 0.0357 -7.2%
2007 0.0383 +7.1%
2008 0.0348 -9.1%
2009 0.0334 -4.0%
2012 0.0422 +26.4%
2014 0.0461 +9.2%
2015 0.0422 -8.5%
2016 0.0447 +6.0%
2017 0.0465 +4.1%
2018 0.0488 +4.9%
2019 0.0469 -4.0%
2021 0.0595 +27.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0372 0.0334 0.0413 10
2010s 0.0453 0.0422 0.0488 7
2020s 0.0595 0.0595 0.0595 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 48 Mexico 0.0706 compare
  2. 49 Mongolia 0.066 compare
  3. 50 Pakistan 0.0601 compare
  4. 52 Paraguay 0.0586 compare
  5. 53 Uruguay 0.0577 compare
  6. 54 Cambodia 0.0472 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador was 0.0595 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0595 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0334 in 2009.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
El Salvador ranks 51st out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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