Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.4063 in 2017. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2017)
0.4063
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
15th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.4824
in 2003
All-time low
0.3893
in 2011
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.10.20.30.40.52000200820172000: 0.4462001: 0.4722002: 0.4622003: 0.4822004: 0.4772005: 0.4582006: 0.4522007: 0.4132008: 0.3972009: 0.4072010: 0.3992011: 0.3892012: 0.4222014: 0.392015: 0.3932017: 0.406

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay is 0.4063, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay peaked at 0.4824 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3893, in 2011.

That places Uruguay 15th out of 28 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4467 0.397 0.4824 10
2010s 0.4001 0.3893 0.4224 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 12 Ecuador 0.4552 compare
  2. 13 Brazil 0.4387 compare
  3. 14 Honduras 0.4356 compare
  4. 16 Pakistan 0.3794 compare
  5. 17 Armenia 0.3627 compare
  6. 18 Dominican Republic 0.3374 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places β†’

More reference data data for Uruguay

All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay?
Public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay was 0.4063 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public administration workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4824 in 2003.
What is the lowest public administration workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3893 in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for public administration workers, as a share of public total employees?
Uruguay ranks 15th out of 28 countries with data for 2017.
Is public administration workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 319 data points, 2000–2021
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