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

Spain: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.2404 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2404
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.2451
in 2006
All-time low
0.2083
in 2008
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Spain, 2006–2018

00.050.10.150.20.252006201220182006: 0.2452007: 0.232008: 0.2082009: 0.2162010: 0.2382011: 0.2292012: 0.2382013: 0.2322014: 0.2392015: 0.2362016: 0.2392017: 0.2392018: 0.24

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.2404 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2018.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Spain peaked at 0.2451 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2083, in 2008.

Spain ranks 22nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Spain, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 0.2451
2007 0.2299 -6.2%
2008 0.2083 -9.4%
2009 0.2156 +3.5%
2010 0.238 +10.4%
2011 0.2287 -3.9%
2012 0.2382 +4.1%
2013 0.2323 -2.5%
2014 0.2391 +2.9%
2015 0.236 -1.3%
2016 0.2392 +1.4%
2017 0.2393 +0.0%
2018 0.2404 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2247 0.2083 0.2451 4
2010s 0.2368 0.2287 0.2404 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 19 Austria 0.2509 compare
  2. 20 Armenia 0.2489 compare
  3. 21 Ethiopia 0.242 compare
  4. 23 Portugal 0.2404 compare
  5. 24 Palestine 0.2287 compare
  6. 25 Vietnam 0.2284 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Spain?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Spain was 0.2404 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2451 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2083 in 2008.
How does Spain rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Spain ranks 22nd out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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