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 0.0614 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.0614
Change on year
down 24.8%
World rank
44th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.0899
in 2000
All-time low
0.0614
in 2016
Years of data
15
2000–2016

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

00.020.040.060.082000200820162000: 0.092001: 0.0872002: 0.0852003: 0.0772004: 0.0792006: 0.0782007: 0.0692008: 0.0712009: 0.072011: 0.0742012: 0.0692013: 0.0672014: 0.082015: 0.0822016: 0.061

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0614 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0899 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0614, in 2016.

Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 occupationa group: Elementary workers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0899
2001 0.0874 -2.8%
2002 0.0852 -2.5%
2003 0.0775 -9.1%
2004 0.0791 +2.2%
2006 0.0777 -1.8%
2007 0.0693 -10.8%
2008 0.0706 +1.9%
2009 0.0703 -0.5%
2011 0.0737 +4.9%
2012 0.0688 -6.7%
2013 0.0667 -2.9%
2014 0.0803 +20.3%
2015 0.0816 +1.6%
2016 0.0614 -24.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0786 0.0693 0.0899 9
2010s 0.0721 0.0614 0.0816 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 41 Pakistan 0.0769 compare
  2. 42 United States of America 0.0635 compare
  3. 43 Chile 0.0618 compare
  4. 45 Türkiye 0.0567 compare
  5. 46 Uruguay 0.0546 compare
  6. 47 Brazil 0.0532 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 0.0614 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 0.0899 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0614 in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 63 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 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 occupationa group: Elementary workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupationa group: Elementary workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 745 data points, 2000–2021
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