Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by was 0.6859 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6859
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
18th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.7518
in 2006
All-time low
0.6859
in 2017
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Brazil, 2002–2017

00.20.40.60.82002200920172002: 0.752003: 0.7482004: 0.7492005: 0.7432006: 0.7522007: 0.7462008: 0.7472009: 0.752011: 0.7412012: 0.7322014: 0.7322015: 0.7182017: 0.686

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Brazil is 0.6859, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Brazil peaked at 0.7518 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6859, in 2017.

Brazil ranks 18th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 0.75
2003 0.7483 -0.2%
2004 0.7487 +0.1%
2005 0.7432 -0.7%
2006 0.7518 +1.2%
2007 0.7457 -0.8%
2008 0.7466 +0.1%
2009 0.7501 +0.5%
2011 0.7412 -1.2%
2012 0.7316 -1.3%
2014 0.7321 +0.1%
2015 0.7179 -1.9%
2017 0.6859 -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7481 0.7432 0.7518 8
2010s 0.7218 0.6859 0.7412 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 15 Ecuador 0.6973 compare
  2. 16 Uruguay 0.6908 compare
  3. 17 Australia 0.6898 compare
  4. 19 Guatemala 0.6732 compare
  5. 20 Argentina 0.6606 compare
  6. 21 El Salvador 0.6478 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Brazil was 0.6859 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7518 in 2006.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6859 in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
Brazil ranks 18th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 249 data points, 2000–2021
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