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

Russian Federation: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.5875 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5875
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.6138
in 2011
All-time low
0.4317
in 2001
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 0.442001: 0.4322002: 0.4752003: 0.4552004: 0.5032005: 0.5232006: 0.5532007: 0.5962008: 0.5582009: 0.5892010: 0.6112011: 0.6142012: 0.6032013: 0.5972014: 0.6052015: 0.5872016: 0.588

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation is 0.5875, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation peaked at 0.6138 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4317, in 2001.

Russian Federation ranks 1st of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Russian Federation, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.44
2001 0.4317 -1.9%
2002 0.4754 +10.1%
2003 0.4547 -4.4%
2004 0.5031 +10.6%
2005 0.5233 +4.0%
2006 0.5532 +5.7%
2007 0.5957 +7.7%
2008 0.5581 -6.3%
2009 0.5889 +5.5%
2010 0.611 +3.8%
2011 0.6138 +0.5%
2012 0.603 -1.8%
2013 0.5968 -1.0%
2014 0.6055 +1.5%
2015 0.5868 -3.1%
2016 0.5875 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5124 0.4317 0.5957 10
2010s 0.6006 0.5868 0.6138 7

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 2 Jordan 0.535 compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 0.4526 compare
  3. 4 Belgium 0.3776 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation was 0.5875 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 0.6138 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4317 in 2001.
How does Russian Federation rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 65 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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