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

Peru: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0918 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.0918
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
63rd
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.1145
in 2000
All-time low
0.0918
in 2021
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.0250.050.0750.10.1252000201020212000: 0.1142001: 0.1052002: 0.1022004: 0.0972005: 0.0952006: 0.0962007: 0.1072008: 0.1042009: 0.1062010: 0.1012011: 0.1072012: 0.1082013: 0.1032014: 0.1042015: 0.1032016: 0.1062018: 0.1022019: 0.1012021: 0.092

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.0918 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Peru peaked at 0.1145 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0918, in 2021.

That places Peru 63rd out of 69 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1145
2001 0.1045 -8.7%
2002 0.102 -2.4%
2004 0.0973 -4.7%
2005 0.0951 -2.2%
2006 0.0961 +1.1%
2007 0.1066 +11.0%
2008 0.1042 -2.3%
2009 0.1059 +1.7%
2010 0.1014 -4.3%
2011 0.1072 +5.7%
2012 0.1084 +1.1%
2013 0.1027 -5.2%
2014 0.1035 +0.8%
2015 0.1031 -0.4%
2016 0.106 +2.9%
2018 0.1015 -4.2%
2019 0.1009 -0.6%
2021 0.0918 -9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1029 0.0951 0.1145 9
2010s 0.1039 0.1009 0.1084 9
2020s 0.0918 0.0918 0.0918 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 60 Bolivia 0.111 compare
  2. 61 Cameroon 0.1093 compare
  3. 62 El Salvador 0.0981 compare
  4. 64 Guatemala 0.0902 compare
  5. 65 Ecuador 0.0897 compare
  6. 66 Honduras 0.0865 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Peru?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Peru was 0.0918 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.1145 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0918 in 2021.
How does Peru rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Peru ranks 63rd out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Peru 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