Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Belgium
Belgium: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.4049 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Belgium, 2004–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.4049 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Belgium peaked at 0.4886 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3737, in 2010.
That places Belgium 11th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4653 | — |
| 2005 | 0.4886 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4785 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.464 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3855 | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.388 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3737 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3742 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3748 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3867 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3902 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3899 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3993 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4023 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3944 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4068 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4049 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.445 | 0.3855 | 0.4886 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3892 | 0.3737 | 0.4068 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4049 | 0.4049 | 0.4049 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.434 compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4172 compare
- 10 Armenia 0.4125 compare
- 12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3901
- 13 Sri Lanka 0.3738 compare
- 14 Denmark 0.3736 compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Belgium?
- Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Belgium was 0.4049 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4886 in 2005.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3737 in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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