Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.6887 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6887
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
5th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.78
in 2011
All-time low
0.6283
in 2002
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.20.40.60.82000200820162000: 0.6862001: 0.6892002: 0.6282003: 0.6692004: 0.6342006: 0.6942007: 0.6942008: 0.6532009: 0.6712011: 0.782012: 0.6782013: 0.7092014: 0.752015: 0.7512016: 0.689

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.6887 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2016.

The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.78 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6283, in 2002.

Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Medical workers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6865
2001 0.6886 +0.3%
2002 0.6283 -8.8%
2003 0.669 +6.5%
2004 0.6339 -5.3%
2006 0.6942 +9.5%
2007 0.6944 +0.0%
2008 0.6525 -6.0%
2009 0.6707 +2.8%
2011 0.78 +16.3%
2012 0.6779 -13.1%
2013 0.7094 +4.7%
2014 0.7502 +5.7%
2015 0.7508 +0.1%
2016 0.6887 -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6687 0.6283 0.6944 9
2010s 0.7262 0.6779 0.78 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 2 Mongolia 0.7523 compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.73 compare
  3. 4 Viet Nam 0.6892 compare
  4. 6 Russian Federation 0.6884 compare
  5. 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6656 compare
  6. 8 Ecuador 0.6371 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka was 0.6887 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6283 in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Sri Lanka ranks 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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