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

Jordan: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.535 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.535
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
2nd
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.6184
in 2009
All-time low
0.535
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.5932007: 0.5942008: 0.6052009: 0.6182010: 0.6112011: 0.6152012: 0.6162013: 0.6082014: 0.6182016: 0.535

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.535 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Jordan peaked at 0.6184 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.535, in 2016.

Jordan ranks 2nd of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.5932
2007 0.5945 +0.2%
2008 0.6051 +1.8%
2009 0.6184 +2.2%
2010 0.6107 -1.2%
2011 0.6154 +0.8%
2012 0.6155 +0.0%
2013 0.6084 -1.1%
2014 0.6178 +1.5%
2016 0.535 -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6028 0.5932 0.6184 4
2010s 0.6005 0.535 0.6178 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 1 Russia 0.5875 compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 0.4526 compare
  3. 4 Belgium 0.3776 compare
  4. 5 Luxembourg 0.3669 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Jordan?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Jordan was 0.535 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6184 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.535 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Jordan ranks 2nd out of 65 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan 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