Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6656 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6656
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.8799
in 2006
All-time low
0.6656
in 2017
Years of data
11
2006–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2017

00.20.40.60.82006201120172006: 0.882007: 0.8682008: 0.8172009: 0.7982010: 0.7082011: 0.7572012: 0.7472014: 0.7052015: 0.7232016: 0.692017: 0.666

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.6656. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.8799 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6656, in 2017.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 7th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Medical workers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2006 0.8799
2007 0.8682 -1.3%
2008 0.8169 -5.9%
2009 0.7977 -2.3%
2010 0.7079 -11.3%
2011 0.7568 +6.9%
2012 0.747 -1.3%
2014 0.7049 -5.6%
2015 0.723 +2.6%
2016 0.6904 -4.5%
2017 0.6656 -3.6%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.6656 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5269, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8407 0.7977 0.8799 4
2010s 0.7137 0.6656 0.7568 7

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 4 Viet Nam 0.6892 compare
  2. 5 Sri Lanka 0.6887 compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 0.6884 compare
  4. 8 Ecuador 0.6371 compare
  5. 9 Dominican Republic 0.6161 compare
  6. 10 Palestine, State of 0.5751 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.6656 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 0.8799 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6656 in 2017.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 287 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed