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

Paraguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0586 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0586
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
52nd
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.0673
in 2015
All-time low
0.026
in 2004
Years of data
19
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Paraguay, 2001–2021

00.020.040.062001201120212001: 0.0262002: 0.0332003: 0.0362004: 0.0262005: 0.0492006: 0.0362008: 0.0422009: 0.0352010: 0.0272011: 0.0472012: 0.0382013: 0.0562014: 0.0512015: 0.0672016: 0.0512017: 0.0562019: 0.0592020: 0.0572021: 0.059

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Paraguay stood at 0.0586.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Paraguay peaked at 0.0673 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.026, in 2004.

Paraguay ranks 52nd of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0264
2002 0.0328 +24.3%
2003 0.0358 +9.1%
2004 0.026 -27.3%
2005 0.0488 +87.3%
2006 0.0361 -26.1%
2008 0.0424 +17.7%
2009 0.0346 -18.4%
2010 0.0268 -22.6%
2011 0.0468 +74.5%
2012 0.0377 -19.5%
2013 0.0557 +48.0%
2014 0.0509 -8.7%
2015 0.0673 +32.2%
2016 0.0505 -24.9%
2017 0.0556 +10.0%
2019 0.0585 +5.2%
2020 0.0573 -2.0%
2021 0.0586 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0354 0.026 0.0488 8
2010s 0.05 0.0268 0.0673 9
2020s 0.058 0.0573 0.0586 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 49 Mongolia 0.066 compare
  2. 50 Pakistan 0.0601 compare
  3. 51 El Salvador 0.0595 compare
  4. 53 Uruguay 0.0577 compare
  5. 54 Cambodia 0.0472 compare
  6. 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0468 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Paraguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Paraguay was 0.0586 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0673 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.026 in 2004.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Paraguay ranks 52nd out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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