Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Professionals by country
Countries reporting
64
Highest
0.8358
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.2166
Colombia
Median
0.4939
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
755
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Professionals is currently reported for 64 countries. The highest value is 0.8358 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.2166 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4939, and the mean is 0.4992.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 224.8%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 24.9%).
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.8358 | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 2 | Moldova | 0.7307 | 2015 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 3 | Namibia | 0.6937 | 2015 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 4 | Tunisia | 0.6862 | 2015 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 5 | Russia | 0.6795 | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 6 | Cambodia | 0.6411 | 2012 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 7 | Morocco | 0.6172 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 0.617 | 2016 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 9 | Turkey | 0.6158 | 2016 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania | 0.6046 | 2020 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 0.5918 | 2015 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 12 | Vietnam | 0.5835 | 2019 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 13 | Palestine | 0.5824 | 2017 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 14 | Spain | 0.5792 | 2018 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 15 | Paraguay | 0.5776 | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 16 | Mongolia | 0.5658 | 2014 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 0.5649 | 2021 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 18 | Georgia | 0.5618 | 2013 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 19 | Malta | 0.5611 | 2018 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 0.5606 | 2018 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 21 | Guatemala | 0.542 | 2017 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 0.5283 | 2019 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia | 0.5217 | 2021 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.5202 | 2018 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 25 | Iceland | 0.5127 | 2013 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 26 | Peru | 0.5104 | 2021 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 0.51 | 2017 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 0.5086 | 2018 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.5042 | 2018 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 30 | Cameroon | 0.5012 | 2022 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 0.4991 | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 0.496 | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Austria | 0.4919 | 2018 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 0.4875 | 2017 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 0.4843 | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 0.4842 | 2020 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 0.483 | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 0.4743 | 2018 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 39 | Hungary | 0.4697 | 2018 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 40 | Lithuania | 0.4687 | 2018 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 0.4648 | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 0.4641 | 2017 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 43 | Italy | 0.4525 | 2018 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 44 | Jordan | 0.4506 | 2016 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 45 | Estonia | 0.4459 | 2018 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 46 | Cyprus | 0.4445 | 2018 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 47 | South Africa | 0.439 | 2020 | up 39.7% | falling |
| 48 | Mexico | 0.4363 | 2017 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 49 | Argentina | 0.4328 | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 50 | Honduras | 0.4288 | 2019 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 0.4234 | 2017 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 52 | Czechia | 0.4231 | 2018 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 53 | France | 0.4228 | 2018 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 54 | Australia | 0.404 | 2015 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0.4008 | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 56 | Uruguay | 0.3903 | 2017 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 57 | Finland | 0.3795 | 2018 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 58 | Romania | 0.3782 | 2018 | up 29.5% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 0.376 | 2018 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 60 | Brazil | 0.3615 | 2021 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 61 | Chile | 0.3266 | 2017 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 0.2998 | 2018 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 63 | United States | 0.2393 | 2018 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 64 | Colombia | 0.2166 | 2020 | up 224.8% | volatile |