Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 8.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 8.9% for public sector employment as a share of total employment in 2021.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 10.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2002.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61st out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 8.9% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,928 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 17,718 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,806 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 77 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9059 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 8.9% in 2021, according to World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2002.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 61st out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public sector employment as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all employed people who are paid employees of the public sector, including government, the armed forces, public services, and state-owned enterprises.