Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina

Argentina: Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.4823 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4823
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
4th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.4921
in 2014
All-time low
0.4223
in 2002
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina, 2000–2017

00.10.20.30.40.52000200820172000: 0.4652001: 0.4652002: 0.4222003: 0.4522004: 0.462005: 0.4522006: 0.4442007: 0.4482008: 0.4662009: 0.4782010: 0.4582011: 0.4652012: 0.4842013: 0.4862014: 0.4922017: 0.482

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.4823 for public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in 2017.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina peaked at 0.4921 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4223, in 2002.

Argentina ranks 4th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4552 0.4223 0.4777 10
2010s 0.4779 0.4576 0.4921 6

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 1 Sri Lanka 0.5779 compare
  2. 2 Morocco 0.5766 compare
  3. 3 El Salvador 0.5215 compare
  4. 5 Paraguay 0.4765 compare
  5. 6 Peru 0.4642 compare
  6. 7 Colombia 0.4564 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina?
Public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Argentina was 0.4823 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.4921 in 2014.
What is the lowest public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4223 in 2002.
How does Argentina rank for public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Argentina ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 238 data points, 2000–2021
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