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

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0981 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0981
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
62nd
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.1267
in 2000
All-time low
0.0861
in 2016
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.050.10.152000201020212000: 0.1272001: 0.1162002: 0.1142003: 0.1122004: 0.1082005: 0.112006: 0.1062007: 0.1112008: 0.0992009: 0.1012012: 0.12014: 0.1032015: 0.0942016: 0.0862017: 0.0872018: 0.0942019: 0.0932021: 0.098

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador stood at 0.0981.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador peaked at 0.1267 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0861, in 2016.

El Salvador ranks 62nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1267
2001 0.1162 -8.3%
2002 0.1136 -2.2%
2003 0.1118 -1.7%
2004 0.1076 -3.7%
2005 0.1102 +2.4%
2006 0.1056 -4.2%
2007 0.1112 +5.4%
2008 0.0992 -10.8%
2009 0.1007 +1.6%
2012 0.0999 -0.8%
2014 0.1028 +2.9%
2015 0.0944 -8.2%
2016 0.0861 -8.8%
2017 0.0872 +1.3%
2018 0.0937 +7.5%
2019 0.093 -0.8%
2021 0.0981 +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1103 0.0992 0.1267 10
2010s 0.0939 0.0861 0.1028 7
2020s 0.0981 0.0981 0.0981 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 59 Niger 0.1144 compare
  2. 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.111 compare
  3. 61 Cameroon 0.1093 compare
  4. 63 Peru 0.0918 compare
  5. 64 Guatemala 0.0902 compare
  6. 65 Ecuador 0.0897 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in El Salvador was 0.0981 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1267 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0861 in 2016.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
El Salvador ranks 62nd out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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