Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.617 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.617
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
8th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.6646
in 2009
All-time low
0.5651
in 2013
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 0.6322001: 0.592002: 0.6412003: 0.6632004: 0.6362006: 0.622007: 0.6392008: 0.6242009: 0.6652011: 0.5972012: 0.6022013: 0.5652014: 0.6432015: 0.5762016: 0.617

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.617 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2016.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6646 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5651, in 2013.

That places Sri Lanka 8th out of 64 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6321
2001 0.5896 -6.7%
2002 0.6408 +8.7%
2003 0.6627 +3.4%
2004 0.6362 -4.0%
2006 0.6201 -2.5%
2007 0.6386 +3.0%
2008 0.6242 -2.3%
2009 0.6646 +6.5%
2011 0.597 -10.2%
2012 0.6017 +0.8%
2013 0.5651 -6.1%
2014 0.6426 +13.7%
2015 0.576 -10.4%
2016 0.617 +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6343 0.5896 0.6646 9
2010s 0.5999 0.5651 0.6426 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 5 Russia 0.6795 compare
  2. 6 Cambodia 0.6411 compare
  3. 7 Morocco 0.6172 compare
  4. 9 Turkey 0.6158 compare
  5. 10 Tanzania 0.6046 compare
  6. 11 Zambia 0.5918 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Sri Lanka was 0.617 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.6646 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5651 in 2013.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 64 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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: Professionals. 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: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 755 data points, 2000–2022
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