Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland
Switzerland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.2628 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland, 2007–2018
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland stood at 0.2628. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland peaked at 0.2628 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2126, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 15th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2492 | — |
| 2008 | 0.2126 | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2225 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2393 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2352 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.25 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2559 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2395 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.247 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2554 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2532 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2628 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2281 | 0.2126 | 0.2492 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2487 | 0.2352 | 0.2628 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland?
- Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Switzerland was 0.2628 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2628 in 2018.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2126 in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
- Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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