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

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0897 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.0897
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
65th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.1212
in 2010
All-time low
0.0897
in 2020
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Ecuador, 2000–2020

00.0250.050.0750.10.1252000201020202000: 0.1122003: 0.1162004: 0.1092005: 0.1012006: 0.0992007: 0.1022008: 0.1072009: 0.1072010: 0.1212011: 0.1182012: 0.1162013: 0.1162014: 0.1162015: 0.1172016: 0.1092017: 0.1132019: 0.0972020: 0.09

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.0897 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Ecuador peaked at 0.1212 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0897, in 2020.

That places Ecuador 65th out of 69 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Ecuador, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1122
2003 0.1164 +3.7%
2004 0.1093 -6.1%
2005 0.1013 -7.3%
2006 0.0994 -1.8%
2007 0.1017 +2.2%
2008 0.1074 +5.6%
2009 0.1067 -0.6%
2010 0.1212 +13.6%
2011 0.118 -2.7%
2012 0.1156 -2.0%
2013 0.1164 +0.7%
2014 0.1161 -0.2%
2015 0.1175 +1.2%
2016 0.1089 -7.4%
2017 0.1128 +3.6%
2019 0.097 -14.0%
2020 0.0897 -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1068 0.0994 0.1164 8
2010s 0.1137 0.097 0.1212 9
2020s 0.0897 0.0897 0.0897 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 62 El Salvador 0.0981 compare
  2. 63 Peru 0.0918 compare
  3. 64 Guatemala 0.0902 compare
  4. 66 Honduras 0.0865 compare
  5. 67 Philippines 0.0852 compare
  6. 68 Tanzania 0.0684 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Ecuador was 0.0897 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1212 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0897 in 2020.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Ecuador ranks 65th out of 69 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador 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