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

Armenia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.2489 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2489
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
20th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.4149
in 2009
All-time low
0.2435
in 2018
Years of data
12
2004–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia, 2004–2021

00.10.20.30.42004201220212004: 0.42007: 0.3892008: 0.3712009: 0.4152011: 0.3512013: 0.292014: 0.2892015: 0.272016: 0.282018: 0.2432020: 0.2572021: 0.249

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia stood at 0.2489.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia peaked at 0.4149 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2435, in 2018.

That places Armenia 20th out of 69 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Armenia, 2004 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2004 0.3999
2007 0.3891 -2.7%
2008 0.3712 -4.6%
2009 0.4149 +11.8%
2011 0.3506 -15.5%
2013 0.2904 -17.2%
2014 0.289 -0.5%
2015 0.2703 -6.5%
2016 0.2802 +3.6%
2018 0.2435 -13.1%
2020 0.2565 +5.3%
2021 0.2489 -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3938 0.3712 0.4149 4
2010s 0.2873 0.2435 0.3506 6
2020s 0.2527 0.2489 0.2565 2

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 17 Egypt 0.2552 compare
  2. 18 Hungary 0.2522 compare
  3. 19 Austria 0.2509 compare
  4. 21 Ethiopia 0.242 compare
  5. 22 Spain 0.2404 compare
  6. 23 Portugal 0.2404 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Armenia was 0.2489 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4149 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2435 in 2018.
How does Armenia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Armenia ranks 20th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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: Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 855 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed