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

Pakistan: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.1219 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1219
World rank
57th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.1722
in 2009
All-time low
0.1144
in 2014
Years of data
12
2001–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Pakistan, 2001–2020

00.050.10.152001201020202001: 0.1322003: 0.1162004: 0.1422005: 0.1212006: 0.1322008: 0.1282009: 0.1722010: 0.1152012: 0.1192013: 0.1172014: 0.1142020: 0.122

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.1219 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2020.

That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Pakistan peaked at 0.1722 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1144, in 2014.

That places Pakistan 57th out of 69 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Pakistan, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1324
2003 0.1159 -12.5%
2004 0.1419 +22.5%
2005 0.1213 -14.5%
2006 0.1323 +9.1%
2008 0.1276 -3.6%
2009 0.1722 +35.0%
2010 0.115 -33.3%
2012 0.1188 +3.4%
2013 0.1175 -1.1%
2014 0.1144 -2.6%
2020 0.1219 +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1348 0.1159 0.1722 7
2010s 0.1164 0.1144 0.1188 4
2020s 0.1219 0.1219 0.1219 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 54 Costa Rica 0.1365 compare
  2. 55 Brazil 0.1321 compare
  3. 56 United States of America 0.1236 compare
  4. 58 Paraguay 0.1174 compare
  5. 59 Niger 0.1144 compare
  6. 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.111 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Pakistan?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Pakistan was 0.1219 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.1722 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1144 in 2014.
How does Pakistan rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Pakistan ranks 57th out of 69 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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