Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia
Bolivia: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 8.88 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 8.88 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 peaked at 10.62 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.68, in 2002.
That places Bolivia 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.13 | — |
| 2001 | 8.39 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 7.68 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 7.72 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.15 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 9 | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 9.59 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 9.26 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 10.01 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 10 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.62 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 9.64 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 9.19 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.66 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 9.14 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 9.83 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 8.81 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 8.63 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 8.88 | +2.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 8.88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.58, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 8.88 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.51, 71% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.66 | 7.68 | 10.01 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.61 | 8.81 | 10.62 | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.76 | 8.63 | 8.88 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- 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)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.58 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Bolivia was 8.88 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.62 in 2012.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.68 in 2002.
- How does Bolivia rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Bolivia 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from 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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