Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6371 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.6371
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
8th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.6371
in 2017
All-time low
0.3429
in 2005
Years of data
11
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador, 2000–2017

00.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.4022004: 0.4672005: 0.3432006: 0.3972007: 0.4262012: 0.5092013: 0.5862014: 0.5952015: 0.6092016: 0.5932017: 0.637

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador stood at 0.6371. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador peaked at 0.6371 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3429, in 2005.

That places Ecuador 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Medical workers in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.402
2004 0.4667 +16.1%
2005 0.3429 -26.5%
2006 0.3965 +15.7%
2007 0.4257 +7.3%
2012 0.5085 +19.5%
2013 0.586 +15.2%
2014 0.5947 +1.5%
2015 0.6094 +2.5%
2016 0.5933 -2.6%
2017 0.6371 +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4067 0.3429 0.4667 5
2010s 0.5882 0.5085 0.6371 6

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 5 Sri Lanka 0.6887 compare
  2. 6 Russian Federation 0.6884 compare
  3. 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6656 compare
  4. 9 Dominican Republic 0.6161 compare
  5. 10 Palestine, State of 0.5751 compare
  6. 11 Australia 0.5433 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Ecuador was 0.6371 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6371 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3429 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Ecuador ranks 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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