Share of public paid employees with a contract in Greece

Greece: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 0.9862 in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9862
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
1
in 2007
All-time low
0.9782
in 2016
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Greece, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 12008: 12009: 0.9972010: 0.992011: 0.9812012: 0.9842013: 0.9882014: 0.982015: 0.9812016: 0.9782017: 0.9812018: 0.9892019: 0.9892020: 0.986

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.9862 for share of public paid employees with a contract in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with a contract in Greece peaked at 1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9782, in 2016.

Greece ranks 32nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.999 0.9971 1 3
2010s 0.9842 0.9782 0.9904 10
2020s 0.9862 0.9862 0.9862 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 29 Lithuania 0.9886 compare
  2. 30 United Kingdom 0.9878 compare
  3. 31 Bolivia 0.9874 compare
  4. 33 Latvia 0.9709 compare
  5. 34 El Salvador 0.9574 compare
  6. 35 Chile 0.9323 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places β†’

More reference data data for Greece

All data for Greece β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with a contract in Greece?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Greece was 0.9862 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9782 in 2016.
How does Greece rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Greece ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of public paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 554 data points, 2000–2021
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