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

Russian Federation: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.4098 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4098
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.5046
in 2007
All-time low
0.4032
in 2012
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 0.4832001: 0.4572002: 0.4432003: 0.4452004: 0.4392005: 0.4112006: 0.4212007: 0.5052008: 0.4042009: 0.482010: 0.4252011: 0.4242012: 0.4032013: 0.4072014: 0.4232015: 0.4182016: 0.41

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation stood at 0.4098.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation peaked at 0.5046 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4032, in 2012.

Russian Federation ranks 1st of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Russian Federation, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4826
2001 0.4573 -5.2%
2002 0.4432 -3.1%
2003 0.4446 +0.3%
2004 0.4391 -1.2%
2005 0.4115 -6.3%
2006 0.4212 +2.4%
2007 0.5046 +19.8%
2008 0.4045 -19.8%
2009 0.4801 +18.7%
2010 0.4251 -11.5%
2011 0.424 -0.3%
2012 0.4032 -4.9%
2013 0.4073 +1.0%
2014 0.4225 +3.7%
2015 0.4184 -1.0%
2016 0.4098 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4489 0.4045 0.5046 10
2010s 0.4158 0.4032 0.4251 7

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 2 Republic of Moldova 0.379 compare
  2. 3 Ukraine 0.365 compare
  3. 4 Belgium 0.3433 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Russian Federation was 0.4098 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 0.5046 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4032 in 2012.
How does Russian Federation rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Russian Federation ranks 1st out of 69 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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