Public sector employment
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.3%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 47.1% |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 44.9% |
| 3 | Djibouti | 42.8% |
| 4 | Ukraine | 38.7% |
| 5 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 38.2% |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 37.2% |
| 7 | Belgium | 35.8% |
| 8 | Norway | 32.8% |
| 9 | Denmark | 32.5% |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 32.2% |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 31.5% |
| 12 | Somalia | 31.0% |
| 13 | Sweden | 30.7% |
| 14 | Moldova, Republic of | 30.3% |
| 15 | Iceland | 29.9% |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 29.5% |
| 17 | Ireland | 29.3% |
| 18 | France | 28.9% |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 28.9% |
| 20 | Malta | 28.6% |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 28.0% |
| 22 | Finland | 27.8% |
| 23 | Switzerland | 27.5% |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27.4% |
| 25 | Botswana | 27.2% |
| 26 | Mongolia | 27.1% |
| 27 | Portugal | 26.9% |
| 28 | Austria | 25.6% |
| 29 | Spain | 24.8% |
| 30 | Hungary | 24.7% |
| 31 | Lithuania | 24.4% |
| 32 | Latvia | 23.6% |
| 33 | Slovakia | 23.5% |
| 34 | State of Palestine | 23.5% |
| 35 | Greece | 23.4% |
| 36 | Jordan | 23.2% |
| 37 | Tunisia | 22.8% |
| 38 | Slovenia | 22.7% |
| 39 | Gabon | 22.6% |
| 40 | Germany | 22.4% |
| 41 | Armenia | 22.0% |
| 42 | Estonia | 21.9% |
| 43 | Egypt | 21.8% |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 21.1% |
| 45 | Canada | 21.0% |
| 46 | Croatia | 20.6% |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 20.6% |
| 48 | Poland | 20.5% |
| 49 | Cyprus | 20.4% |
| 50 | Namibia | 20.2% |
| 51 | Australia | 20.0% |
| 52 | Albania | 20.0% |
| 53 | Italy | 19.5% |
| 54 | South Africa | 19.5% |
| 55 | Argentina | 18.9% |
| 56 | Mauritius | 18.3% |
| 57 | Panama | 18.0% |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 17.7% |
| 59 | Serbia | 17.7% |
| 60 | Eswatini | 17.7% |
| 61 | Comoros | 17.5% |
| 62 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.3% |
| 63 | Uruguay | 17.0% |
| 64 | Venezuela | 16.8% |
| 65 | Timor-Leste | 16.8% |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 16.5% |
| 67 | Türkiye | 16.0% |
| 68 | Vietnam | 15.8% |
| 69 | Chile | 15.3% |
| 70 | Lebanon | 15.0% |
| 71 | People's Republic of China | 15.0% |
| 72 | Georgia | 14.2% |
| 73 | Mexico | 13.7% |
| 74 | Lesotho | 13.6% |
| 75 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 13.2% |
| 76 | Bhutan | 13.0% |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 13.0% |
| 78 | United States of America | 12.9% |
| 79 | Romania | 12.7% |
| 80 | Brazil | 12.5% |
| 81 | Jamaica | 12.1% |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 12.0% |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 11.9% |
| 84 | Montenegro | 11.8% |
| 85 | Mauritania | 11.7% |
| 86 | Republic of the Congo | 11.0% |
| 87 | Angola | 11.0% |
| 88 | Indonesia | 9.7% |
| 89 | Paraguay | 9.6% |
| 90 | Thailand | 9.2% |
| 91 | Philippines | 9.1% |
| 92 | Bolivia | 8.9% |
| 93 | Zambia | 8.8% |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 8.7% |
| 95 | Morocco | 8.6% |
| 96 | El Salvador | 8.5% |
| 97 | Pakistan | 8.1% |
| 98 | Nigeria | 8.0% |
| 99 | India | 7.8% |
| 100 | Cameroon | 7.7% |
| 101 | Cambodia | 7.6% |
| 102 | Peru | 7.6% |
| 103 | Kenya | 7.5% |
| 104 | Liberia | 7.4% |
| 105 | Ecuador | 7.1% |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 7.0% |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 7.0% |
| 108 | Honduras | 6.6% |
| 109 | Guatemala | 6.6% |
| 110 | Ghana | 6.3% |
| 111 | Rwanda | 6.3% |
| 112 | Zimbabwe | 6.2% |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.1% |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 6.0% |
| 115 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.4% |
| 116 | Mali | 4.7% |
| 117 | Nepal | 4.4% |
| 118 | Myanmar | 4.3% |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 4.2% |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 4.2% |
| 121 | Colombia | 4.2% |
| 122 | Togo | 4.2% |
| 123 | Guinea | 3.9% |
| 124 | Mozambique | 3.9% |
| 125 | Senegal | 3.7% |
| 126 | Uganda | 3.4% |
| 127 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.3% |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 3.1% |
| 129 | Haiti | 2.9% |
| 130 | Burundi | 2.9% |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 2.8% |
| 132 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.6% |
| 133 | Benin | 2.6% |
| 134 | Madagascar | 2.5% |
| 135 | Chad | 2.4% |
| 136 | Malawi | 2.4% |
| 137 | Niger | 2.0% |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 1.7% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).
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