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

Switzerland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.2726 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2726
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
9th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.2726
in 2018
All-time low
0.1908
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland, 2007–2018

00.10.20.32007201220182007: 0.2232008: 0.1912009: 0.2022010: 0.2242011: 0.2212012: 0.2172013: 0.2212014: 0.2352015: 0.2332016: 0.2382017: 0.2562018: 0.273

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.2726 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland peaked at 0.2726 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1908, in 2008.

That places Switzerland 9th out of 65 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Switzerland, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2229
2008 0.1908 -14.4%
2009 0.2018 +5.7%
2010 0.2245 +11.3%
2011 0.2209 -1.6%
2012 0.2171 -1.7%
2013 0.2208 +1.7%
2014 0.2353 +6.5%
2015 0.2329 -1.0%
2016 0.2379 +2.1%
2017 0.256 +7.6%
2018 0.2726 +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2052 0.1908 0.2229 3
2010s 0.2353 0.2171 0.2726 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 6 Iceland 0.3071 compare
  2. 7 France 0.281 compare
  3. 8 Hungary 0.2805 compare
  4. 10 Ireland 0.2643 compare
  5. 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2594 compare
  6. 12 Portugal 0.2567 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland was 0.2726 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2726 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1908 in 2008.
How does Switzerland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Switzerland ranks 9th out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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