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

Estonia: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.2825 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2825
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
37th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.4693
in 2004
All-time low
0.2739
in 2017
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

00.10.20.30.40.52004201120182004: 0.4692005: 0.4092006: 0.3922007: 0.2922008: 0.2882009: 0.2852010: 0.3892011: 0.3122012: 0.2872013: 0.3332014: 0.2742015: 0.2872016: 0.3222017: 0.2742018: 0.283

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Estonia stood at 0.2825.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Estonia peaked at 0.4693 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2739, in 2017.

Estonia ranks 37th of 61 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 Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Technicians in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4693
2005 0.4094 -12.8%
2006 0.3918 -4.3%
2007 0.2917 -25.6%
2008 0.2882 -1.2%
2009 0.2851 -1.1%
2010 0.3886 +36.3%
2011 0.312 -19.7%
2012 0.2865 -8.2%
2013 0.3332 +16.3%
2014 0.2741 -17.7%
2015 0.2875 +4.9%
2016 0.3217 +11.9%
2017 0.2739 -14.9%
2018 0.2825 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3559 0.2851 0.4693 6
2010s 0.3067 0.2739 0.3886 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 34 Latvia 0.2876 compare
  2. 35 Argentina 0.2865 compare
  3. 36 Philippines 0.2827 compare
  4. 38 Romania 0.2824 compare
  5. 39 Iceland 0.2812 compare
  6. 40 Malta 0.2795 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 0.2825 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 0.4693 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2739 in 2017.
How does Estonia rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Estonia ranks 37th out of 61 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 2.0%. 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: Technicians. 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: Technicians
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
61 places, 719 data points, 2000–2021
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