List of countries by public sector
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This is a list of countries by public sector or the share of public sector employees of total employment. Information is based mainly on data from OECD[1][2][3] and ILO.[4] If a source has figures for more than one year, only the most recent figure is used (with notes for exceptional circumstances).
In the former Eastern Bloc countries, the public sector in 1989 accounted for between 70% to over 90% of total employment.[5] In China a full 100% of employees were employed in the public sector by 1978, the year the Chinese economic reform was launched, after which the rates dropped to 56.4% in 1995, and to 32.8% in 2003.[6]
In the OECD-countries, the average public sector employment rate was 21.3% in 2013.[1]
List
| Country | OECD (%)[1][2][3] | ILO (%)[4] | Other estimates (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
16.6 (2013) | ||
 Armenia |
21.8 (2013) | 17.6 (World Bank publication, 2009)[7] | |
 Argentina |
18.0 (2014) | ||
 Australia |
18.4 (2012) | 18.4 (2012) | |
 Azerbaijan |
25.9 (2013) | 21.7 (World Bank publication, 2009)[7] | |
 Bahamas |
33.7 (2009) | ||
 Bangladesh |
4.8 (2010) | ||
 Bahrain |
8.4*[lower-alpha 1] (Baldwin-Edwards, 2010)[8] | ||
 Barbados |
22.3 (2013) | ||
 Belarus |
40.6 (2013) | 72.0 (World Bank publication, 2010)[5] | |
 Belgium |
21.5 (2013) | 21.9 (2014) | |
 Bermuda |
10.3 (2010) | ||
 Bhutan |
17.8 (2012) | ||
 Botswana |
16.5 (2010) | ||
 Brazil |
12.1 (2013) | 12.1 (2013) | |
 Bulgaria |
24.5 (2013) | ||
 Cameroon |
4.8 (2010) | ||
 Canada |
22.4 (2013) | 19.9 (2014) | |
 Chile |
10.7 (2013) | 10.7 (2013) | |
 China |
29.3 (2004)[6] | ||
 Colombia |
4.1 (2013) | 4.0 (2013) | |
 Costa Rica |
15.2 (2013) | ||
 Croatia |
31.7 (2013) | ||
 Czech Republic |
34.0 (2009) | ||
 Cuba |
85.2 (2010) | ||
 Denmark |
34.9 (2011) | 31.1 (2014) | |
 Dominican Republic |
12.8 (2013) | ||
 Ecuador |
9.2 (2013) | ||
 Egypt |
26.3 (2013) | ||
 El Salvador |
8.4 (2013) | ||
 Estonia |
26.1 (2013) | 26.1 (2013) | |
 Ethiopia |
20.5 (2012) | ||
 Finland |
24.4 (2008) | ||
 France |
19.8 (2013) | 20.0 (2014) | |
 Georgia |
14.4 (2014) | 21.1 (World Bank publication, 2009)[7] | |
 Ghana |
6.9 (2010) | ||
 Germany |
15.4 (2009) | ||
 Greece |
22.6 (2012) | 22.6 (2012) | |
 Guatemala |
6.5 (2014) | ||
 Guinea |
2.8 (2012) | ||
 Hungary |
26.8 (2012) | 26.8 (2012) | |
 India |
4.7*[lower-alpha 2] (2002)[9] | ||
 Iran |
16.9 (2014) | ||
 Ireland |
24.7 (2013) | 24.7 (2013) | |
 Israel |
16.5 (2007) | ||
 Italy |
17.3 (2013) | ||
 Japan |
7.9 (2013) | 7.9 (2013) | |
 Jordan |
33.1 (2004) | ||
 Kazakhstan |
23.3 (2012) | 20.8 (World Bank publication, 2009)[7] | |
 Kuwait |
44.6 (2008) | 18.5*[lower-alpha 1] (Baldwin-Edwards, 2008)[8] | |
 Kyrgyzstan |
15.1 (World Bank publication, 2009)[7] | ||
 Latvia |
31.2 (2013) | 31.2 (2013) | |
 Lithuania |
28.6 (2013) | 34.0 (World Bank publication, 2010)[5] | |
 Luxembourg |
26.1 (2011) | ||
 Macedonia |
23.2 (2013) | ||
 Madagascar |
2.6 (2012) | ||
 Malaysia |
16.1 (2014) | ||
 Mali |
4.4 (2010) | ||
 Mexico |
11.8 (2013) | 11.9 (2014) | |
 Moldova |
26.0 (2014) | 41.0 (World Bank publication, 2010)[5] | |
 Mongolia |
24.0 (2014) | ||
 Morocco |
9.1 (2012) | ||
| OECD | 21.3*[lower-alpha 3] (2013) | ||
 Oman |
14.0*[lower-alpha 1] (Baldwin-Edwards, 2008)[8] | ||
 New Zealand |
12.4 (2011) | ||
 Netherlands |
21.4 (2005) | ||
 Norway |
34.6 (2013) | 32.8 (2014) | |
 Panama |
15.2 (2014) | ||
 Paraguay |
9.8 (2014) | ||
 Philippines |
7.9 (2014) | ||
 Poland |
25.2 (2013) | 25.2 (2013) | 16.0 (World Bank publication, 2010)[5] |
 Portugal |
16.4 (2013) | ||
 Qatar |
11.1 (2010) | 12.1*[lower-alpha 1] (Baldwin-Edwards, 2009)[8] | |
 Romania |
16.2 (2013) | 15.3 (INS, 2015)[10] | |
 Russia |
30.6 (2009) | ||
 Saudi Arabia |
35.3*[lower-alpha 1] (Baldwin-Edwards, 2008)[8] | ||
 San Marino |
18.7 (2009) | ||
 Senegal |
4.7 (2011) | ||
 Serbia |
31.0 (2013) | ||
 Seychelles |
36.8 (2011) | ||
 Slovakia |
27.2 (2013) | 27.2 (2013) | |
 Slovenia |
22.9 (2012) | 22.9 (2012) | |
 South Africa |
17.4 (2013) | 17.4 (2013) | |
 South Korea |
7.6 (2013) | ||
 Spain |
17.1 (2013) | 17.1 (2013) | |
 Sri Lanka |
15.1 (2012) | ||
 Sweden |
28.1 (2013) | 28.9 (2014) | |
 Switzerland |
18.0 (2013) | 18.0 (2013) | |
 Tajikistan |
33.0 (World Bank publication, 2010)[5] | ||
 Tanzania |
3.5 (2013) | ||
 Thailand |
19.4 (2014) | ||
 Turkey |
12.9 (2011) | ||
 Ukraine |
21.7 (2012) | 21.7 (2012) | |
 United Kingdom |
23.5 (2013) | 23.5 (2013) | |
 United States |
14.6 (2008) | ||
 Uruguay |
14.9 (2014) | ||
 Venezuela |
20.1 (2013) | ||
 Vietnam |
10.3 (2014) | ||
 Zambia |
6.7 (2010) | ||
 Zimbabwe |
6.9 (2011) |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 GCC estimates by Baldwin-Edwards are state employment as a proportion of total employment. The employment of nationals is primarily in the state sector, with migrant workers dominating the private sector.
- ↑ India's public sector still accounted for 69% of the country's organised workforce.
- ↑ OECD average for 2013 does not include Australia, Czech Republic, Germany, South Korea, Ireland and Portugal.
See also
References
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