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

Jordan: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.1852 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1852
Change on year
down 34.9%
World rank
42nd
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.3228
in 2002
All-time low
0.1852
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Jordan, 2002–2016

00.10.20.32002200920162002: 0.3232007: 0.2882008: 0.292009: 0.282010: 0.2762011: 0.2822012: 0.2722013: 0.2812014: 0.2852016: 0.185

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 0.1852 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 34.9% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Jordan peaked at 0.3228 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1852, in 2016.

That places Jordan 42nd out of 69 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.3228
2007 0.2884 -10.7%
2008 0.2899 +0.5%
2009 0.2804 -3.3%
2010 0.276 -1.6%
2011 0.2822 +2.2%
2012 0.272 -3.6%
2013 0.2815 +3.5%
2014 0.2846 +1.1%
2016 0.1852 -34.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2954 0.2804 0.3228 4
2010s 0.2636 0.1852 0.2846 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 39 Italy 0.1892 compare
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  3. 41 South Africa 0.1885 compare
  4. 43 Zambia 0.1816 compare
  5. 44 Bulgaria 0.1782 compare
  6. 45 Uruguay 0.1763 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Jordan?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Jordan was 0.1852 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3228 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1852 in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Jordan ranks 42nd out of 69 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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