Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks by country
Countries reporting
58
Highest
0.7088
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.106
Latvia
Median
0.2273
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
706
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 0.7088 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.106 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2273, and the mean is 0.2713.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 12,496.1%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 48.7%).
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.7088 | 2021 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 2 | Pakistan | 0.5792 | 2020 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5575 | 2015 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 0.5482 | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.5403 | 2015 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 0.5029 | 2019 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 7 | Jordan | 0.4807 | 2016 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 0.4435 | 2016 | up 68.3% | falling |
| 9 | Mongolia | 0.4323 | 2014 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.3957 | 2017 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 0.3838 | 2021 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 12 | Palestine, State of | 0.3653 | 2017 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 13 | France | 0.3583 | 2018 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 0.3082 | 2018 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 0.2944 | 2018 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 16 | Türkiye | 0.2869 | 2016 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 17 | Georgia | 0.2819 | 2013 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 18 | Uruguay | 0.28 | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 0.2714 | 2018 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2659 | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2635 | 2017 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 0.2622 | 2017 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2591 | 2020 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 0.258 | 2021 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 25 | South Africa | 0.2558 | 2020 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 0.2482 | 2018 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 0.2473 | 2018 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.2316 | 2018 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 0.2294 | 2019 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 0.2253 | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 0.2192 | 2018 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 0.217 | 2018 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 0.2155 | 2017 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 0.2125 | 2013 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 35 | Lithuania | 0.212 | 2018 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 0.2037 | 2018 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 0.2032 | 2019 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 38 | Switzerland | 0.2023 | 2018 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 39 | Namibia | 0.2019 | 2015 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 40 | Brazil | 0.2016 | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 0.2002 | 2018 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 42 | Honduras | 0.1904 | 2019 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 0.1901 | 2018 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 44 | Cyprus | 0.1861 | 2018 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 0.1787 | 2015 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 46 | Ecuador | 0.1745 | 2017 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia | 0.1727 | 2018 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 48 | Chile | 0.1682 | 2017 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 0.1662 | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 0.1624 | 2018 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 0.1572 | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 52 | United States of America | 0.1555 | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 53 | Guatemala | 0.1554 | 2017 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 54 | Austria | 0.1392 | 2018 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0.1318 | 2021 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 56 | Colombia | 0.1296 | 2020 | up 12,496.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Estonia | 0.1186 | 2018 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 58 | Latvia | 0.106 | 2018 | down 28.3% | falling |