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

Switzerland: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.376 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.376
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
59th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.3984
in 2010
All-time low
0.2981
in 2008
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Switzerland, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.342008: 0.2982009: 0.3032010: 0.3982011: 0.3922012: 0.3912013: 0.372014: 0.3742015: 0.3682016: 0.3872017: 0.3772018: 0.376

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.376 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Switzerland peaked at 0.3984 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2981, in 2008.

That places Switzerland 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Switzerland, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3402
2008 0.2981 -12.4%
2009 0.3033 +1.8%
2010 0.3984 +31.4%
2011 0.3918 -1.7%
2012 0.391 -0.2%
2013 0.37 -5.4%
2014 0.3742 +1.1%
2015 0.3679 -1.7%
2016 0.3871 +5.2%
2017 0.3771 -2.6%
2018 0.376 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3139 0.2981 0.3402 3
2010s 0.3815 0.3679 0.3984 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 56 Uruguay 0.3903 compare
  2. 57 Finland 0.3795 compare
  3. 58 Romania 0.3782 compare
  4. 60 Brazil 0.3615 compare
  5. 61 Chile 0.3266 compare
  6. 62 Luxembourg 0.2998 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Switzerland?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Switzerland was 0.376 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3984 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2981 in 2008.
How does Switzerland rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Switzerland ranks 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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