Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.1318 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1318
World rank
55th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.2694
in 2000
All-time low
0.1318
in 2021
Years of data
15
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2692001: 0.2532002: 0.2192003: 0.2262004: 0.2482006: 0.2172007: 0.2462008: 0.1882009: 0.1922012: 0.2082014: 0.2092015: 0.1882016: 0.1482017: 0.152021: 0.132

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador is 0.1318, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador peaked at 0.2694 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1318, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 55th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2694
2001 0.253 -6.1%
2002 0.2192 -13.4%
2003 0.226 +3.1%
2004 0.2481 +9.8%
2006 0.2166 -12.7%
2007 0.2457 +13.4%
2008 0.188 -23.5%
2009 0.1915 +1.9%
2012 0.2078 +8.5%
2014 0.2085 +0.3%
2015 0.1876 -10.0%
2016 0.1477 -21.3%
2017 0.1504 +1.8%
2021 0.1318 -12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2286 0.188 0.2694 9
2010s 0.1804 0.1477 0.2085 5
2020s 0.1318 0.1318 0.1318 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 52 United States of America 0.1555 compare
  2. 53 Guatemala 0.1554 compare
  3. 54 Austria 0.1392 compare
  4. 56 Colombia 0.1296 compare
  5. 57 Estonia 0.1186 compare
  6. 58 Latvia 0.106 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in El Salvador was 0.1318 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2694 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1318 in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
El Salvador ranks 55th out of 58 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 706 data points, 2000–2021
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