Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.1997 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1997
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
55th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3207
in 2007
All-time low
0.1891
in 2008
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Bulgaria, 2007–2019

00.10.20.32007201320192007: 0.3212008: 0.1892009: 0.1972010: 0.2092011: 0.2132012: 0.2242013: 0.2182014: 0.2172015: 0.2122016: 0.2132017: 0.2062018: 0.1952019: 0.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Bulgaria is 0.1997, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3207 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1891, in 2008.

Bulgaria ranks 55th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Bulgaria, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3207
2008 0.1891 -41.0%
2009 0.1969 +4.1%
2010 0.2093 +6.3%
2011 0.2128 +1.7%
2012 0.2244 +5.5%
2013 0.2184 -2.7%
2014 0.2171 -0.6%
2015 0.2122 -2.3%
2016 0.2135 +0.6%
2017 0.206 -3.5%
2018 0.1954 -5.2%
2019 0.1997 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2356 0.1891 0.3207 3
2010s 0.2109 0.1954 0.2244 10

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 52 Uruguay 0.2248 compare
  2. 53 Costa Rica 0.215 compare
  3. 54 Serbia 0.2008 compare
  4. 56 Chile 0.1709 compare
  5. 57 Romania 0.1619 compare
  6. 58 Colombia 0.1204 compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Bulgaria?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Bulgaria was 0.1997 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.3207 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1891 in 2008.
How does Bulgaria rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Bulgaria ranks 55th out of 59 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 781 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed