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

Australia: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by was 0.4237 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.4237
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
19th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.766
in 2010
All-time low
0.4213
in 2014
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Australia, 2001–2015

00.20.40.60.82001200820152001: 0.6132002: 0.5822003: 0.6782004: 0.6762005: 0.6752006: 0.682007: 0.6842008: 0.7322009: 0.7472010: 0.7662011: 0.4722012: 0.4432013: 0.4552014: 0.4212015: 0.424

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Australia stood at 0.4237.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Australia peaked at 0.766 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4213, in 2014.

That places Australia 19th out of 24 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 0.6126
2002 0.5824 -4.9%
2003 0.6781 +16.4%
2004 0.6758 -0.3%
2005 0.6748 -0.1%
2006 0.6805 +0.8%
2007 0.684 +0.5%
2008 0.7322 +7.0%
2009 0.747 +2.0%
2010 0.766 +2.5%
2011 0.4722 -38.4%
2012 0.4434 -6.1%
2013 0.4547 +2.6%
2014 0.4213 -7.4%
2015 0.4237 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6742 0.5824 0.747 9
2010s 0.4969 0.4213 0.766 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 16 Guatemala 0.5618 compare
  2. 17 Argentina 0.501 compare
  3. 18 Brazil 0.4245 compare
  4. 20 Uruguay 0.2624 compare
  5. 21 Russian Federation 0.1051 compare
  6. 22 Colombia 0.0898 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Australia?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by in Australia was 0.4237 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.766 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4213 in 2014.
How does Australia rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
Australia ranks 19th out of 24 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 246 data points, 2000–2021
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