Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela
Venezuela: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 16.77 in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
16.77
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
47th
of 79 countries
All-time high
16.77
in 2006
All-time low
14
in 2002
Years of data
7
2000–2006
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela, 2000–2006
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 16.77 for public sector employment as a share of total employment in 2006. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
That places Venezuela 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.77 | — |
| 2001 | 14.63 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 14 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.04 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.65 | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 15.99 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.77 | +4.9% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 16.77 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.58, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 16.77 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.51, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Venezuela was 16.77 in 2006, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 16.77 in 2006.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2002.
- How does Venezuela rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Venezuela ranks 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2006.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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