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

Spain: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.1956 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1956
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
23rd
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.2119
in 2017
All-time low
0.1708
in 2008
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Spain, 2006–2018

00.050.10.150.22006201220182006: 0.1912007: 0.1952008: 0.1712009: 0.1922010: 0.1922011: 0.1972012: 0.1792013: 0.1832014: 0.1992015: 0.1932016: 0.2072017: 0.2122018: 0.196

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Spain stood at 0.1956.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Spain peaked at 0.2119 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1708, in 2008.

Spain ranks 23rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Spain, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1908
2007 0.1949 +2.1%
2008 0.1708 -12.4%
2009 0.1923 +12.6%
2010 0.1925 +0.1%
2011 0.1965 +2.1%
2012 0.179 -8.9%
2013 0.1827 +2.0%
2014 0.1994 +9.2%
2015 0.1931 -3.2%
2016 0.2066 +7.0%
2017 0.2119 +2.6%
2018 0.1956 -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1872 0.1708 0.1949 4
2010s 0.1953 0.179 0.2119 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 20 Cyprus 0.2051 compare
  2. 21 Palestine 0.1987 compare
  3. 22 Slovakia 0.197 compare
  4. 24 Croatia 0.1896 compare
  5. 25 Armenia 0.189 compare
  6. 26 Namibia 0.1793 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Spain?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Spain was 0.1956 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2119 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1708 in 2008.
How does Spain rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Spain ranks 23rd out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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