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

Estonia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.1186 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1186
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
57th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.2106
in 2012
All-time low
0.1001
in 2005
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.050.10.150.22004201120182004: 0.1882005: 0.12006: 0.1752007: 0.1742008: 0.1332009: 0.1662010: 0.1442011: 0.1512012: 0.2112013: 0.162014: 0.1542015: 0.1532016: 0.1312017: 0.1272018: 0.119

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.1186 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2018.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Estonia peaked at 0.2106 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1001, in 2005.

That places Estonia 57th out of 58 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1877
2005 0.1001 -46.7%
2006 0.1753 +75.1%
2007 0.1744 -0.5%
2008 0.1327 -23.9%
2009 0.1659 +25.0%
2010 0.1438 -13.3%
2011 0.1513 +5.2%
2012 0.2106 +39.2%
2013 0.1601 -24.0%
2014 0.1542 -3.7%
2015 0.1529 -0.9%
2016 0.1313 -14.1%
2017 0.1272 -3.1%
2018 0.1186 -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.156 0.1001 0.1877 6
2010s 0.15 0.1186 0.2106 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 54 Austria 0.1392 compare
  2. 55 El Salvador 0.1318 compare
  3. 56 Colombia 0.1296 compare
  4. 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 Estonia?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Estonia was 0.1186 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2106 in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1001 in 2005.
How does Estonia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Estonia ranks 57th out of 58 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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