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

Greece: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.1233 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1233
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
36th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.176
in 2011
All-time low
0.1233
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Greece, 2007–2018

00.050.10.150.22007201220182007: 0.1492008: 0.1642009: 0.1642010: 0.1582011: 0.1762012: 0.1752013: 0.1752014: 0.1532015: 0.1322016: 0.1432017: 0.1312018: 0.123

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.1233 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Greece peaked at 0.176 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1233, in 2018.

That places Greece 36th out of 65 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Greece, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.1493
2008 0.1644 +10.1%
2009 0.1639 -0.3%
2010 0.1584 -3.4%
2011 0.176 +11.1%
2012 0.1755 -0.3%
2013 0.175 -0.3%
2014 0.153 -12.6%
2015 0.1325 -13.4%
2016 0.1428 +7.8%
2017 0.1312 -8.2%
2018 0.1233 -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1592 0.1493 0.1644 3
2010s 0.152 0.1233 0.176 9

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 33 Serbia 0.1441 compare
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  3. 35 Vietnam 0.1236 compare
  4. 37 Tunisia 0.1219 compare
  5. 38 Sri Lanka 0.1135 compare
  6. 39 Chile 0.1119 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Greece?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Greece was 0.1233 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.176 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1233 in 2018.
How does Greece rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Greece ranks 36th out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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
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