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

Estonia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.2132 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2132
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
31st
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.254
in 2006
All-time low
0.2018
in 2008
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Estonia, 2005–2018

00.10.20.32005201120182005: 0.2522006: 0.2542007: 0.2292008: 0.2022009: 0.2222010: 0.2382011: 0.232012: 0.2262013: 0.2222014: 0.2182015: 0.232016: 0.2182017: 0.2082018: 0.213

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Estonia is 0.2132, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Estonia peaked at 0.254 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2018, in 2008.

Estonia ranks 31st of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Estonia, 2005 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2005 0.2515
2006 0.254 +1.0%
2007 0.2286 -10.0%
2008 0.2018 -11.7%
2009 0.2222 +10.1%
2010 0.2384 +7.3%
2011 0.2302 -3.4%
2012 0.2263 -1.7%
2013 0.2218 -2.0%
2014 0.2184 -1.5%
2015 0.23 +5.3%
2016 0.2178 -5.3%
2017 0.2077 -4.7%
2018 0.2132 +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2316 0.2018 0.254 5
2010s 0.2226 0.2077 0.2384 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 28 Slovakia 0.2219 compare
  2. 29 Croatia 0.2158 compare
  3. 30 Latvia 0.2141 compare
  4. 32 Namibia 0.2127 compare
  5. 33 Cyprus 0.2126 compare
  6. 34 Panama 0.2124 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Estonia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Estonia was 0.2132 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.254 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2018 in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Estonia ranks 31st out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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
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