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

Slovakia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.197 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.197
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
22nd
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.3389
in 2005
All-time low
0.196
in 2015
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Slovakia, 2005–2017

00.10.20.32005201120172005: 0.3392006: 0.3332007: 0.3262008: 0.2362009: 0.2552010: 0.2542011: 0.2392012: 0.2292013: 0.2352014: 0.232015: 0.1962016: 0.1982017: 0.197

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Slovakia stood at 0.197.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Slovakia peaked at 0.3389 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.196, in 2015.

Slovakia ranks 22nd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Slovakia, 2005 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2005 0.3389
2006 0.3331 -1.7%
2007 0.3257 -2.2%
2008 0.2362 -27.5%
2009 0.2547 +7.9%
2010 0.2538 -0.4%
2011 0.2394 -5.7%
2012 0.2291 -4.3%
2013 0.2354 +2.8%
2014 0.2302 -2.2%
2015 0.196 -14.8%
2016 0.1979 +0.9%
2017 0.197 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2977 0.2362 0.3389 5
2010s 0.2223 0.196 0.2538 8

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 19 South Africa 0.2139 compare
  2. 20 Cyprus 0.2051 compare
  3. 21 Palestine, State of 0.1987 compare
  4. 23 Spain 0.1956 compare
  5. 24 Croatia 0.1896 compare
  6. 25 Armenia 0.189 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Slovakia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Slovakia was 0.197 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3389 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.196 in 2015.
How does Slovakia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Slovakia ranks 22nd out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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