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

Spain: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.378 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.378
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
20th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.378
in 2018
All-time low
0.2491
in 2009
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Spain, 2006–2018

00.10.20.30.42006201220182006: 0.3132007: 0.322008: 0.2632009: 0.2492010: 0.2672011: 0.2822012: 0.3232013: 0.3322014: 0.352015: 0.3612016: 0.3612017: 0.372018: 0.378

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Spain is 0.378, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Spain peaked at 0.378 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2491, in 2009.

Spain ranks 20th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Technicians in Spain, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 0.3134
2007 0.3195 +1.9%
2008 0.2632 -17.6%
2009 0.2491 -5.4%
2010 0.2671 +7.2%
2011 0.2819 +5.6%
2012 0.3228 +14.5%
2013 0.3318 +2.8%
2014 0.3502 +5.6%
2015 0.3606 +3.0%
2016 0.3613 +0.2%
2017 0.3695 +2.3%
2018 0.378 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2863 0.2491 0.3195 4
2010s 0.3359 0.2671 0.378 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 17 Finland 0.3874 compare
  2. 18 Georgia 0.3803 compare
  3. 19 Morocco 0.3798
  4. 21 Dominican Republic 0.3766 compare
  5. 22 Greece 0.3685 compare
  6. 23 Panama 0.3536 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Spain?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Spain was 0.378 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.378 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2491 in 2009.
How does Spain rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Spain ranks 20th out of 61 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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