Share of private paid employees with a contract in Latvia

Latvia: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.9739 in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9739
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1
in 2007
All-time low
0.9557
in 2009
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Latvia, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 12008: 12009: 0.9562010: 0.9922011: 0.9862012: 0.9942013: 0.9942014: 0.9622015: 0.9652016: 0.9642017: 0.9652018: 0.9762019: 0.9682020: 0.974

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, share of private paid employees with a contract in Latvia stood at 0.9739.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Latvia peaked at 1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9557, in 2009.

That places Latvia 24th out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9852 0.9557 1 3
2010s 0.9767 0.9624 0.9942 10
2020s 0.9739 0.9739 0.9739 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 21 Luxembourg 0.9905 compare
  2. 22 Spain 0.9864 compare
  3. 23 United Kingdom 0.9785 compare
  4. 25 Bulgaria 0.9679 compare
  5. 26 Portugal 0.9655 compare
  6. 27 Greece 0.9084 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places β†’

More reference data data for Latvia

All data for Latvia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Latvia?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Latvia was 0.9739 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9557 in 2009.
How does Latvia rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Latvia ranks 24th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
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