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

Hungary: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2784 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.2784
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
34th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3423
in 2007
All-time low
0.2431
in 2008
Years of data
15
2006–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Hungary, 2006–2020

00.10.20.32006201320202006: 0.3382007: 0.3422008: 0.2432009: 0.2612010: 0.2772011: 0.2732012: 0.2832013: 0.2792014: 0.2932015: 0.2912016: 0.2992017: 0.2882018: 0.2942019: 0.2862020: 0.278

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Hungary stood at 0.2784.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Hungary peaked at 0.3423 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2431, in 2008.

Hungary ranks 34th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Hungary, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 0.338
2007 0.3423 +1.3%
2008 0.2431 -29.0%
2009 0.261 +7.3%
2010 0.2767 +6.0%
2011 0.2734 -1.2%
2012 0.2832 +3.6%
2013 0.2795 -1.3%
2014 0.2929 +4.8%
2015 0.291 -0.7%
2016 0.2986 +2.6%
2017 0.2882 -3.5%
2018 0.294 +2.0%
2019 0.2857 -2.8%
2020 0.2784 -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2961 0.2431 0.3423 4
2010s 0.2863 0.2734 0.2986 10
2020s 0.2784 0.2784 0.2784 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 31 Austria 0.2897 compare
  2. 32 Spain 0.2892 compare
  3. 33 Türkiye 0.2801 compare
  4. 35 Slovakia 0.2775 compare
  5. 36 Lithuania 0.2763 compare
  6. 37 South Africa 0.276 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Hungary?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Hungary was 0.2784 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.3423 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2431 in 2008.
How does Hungary rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Hungary ranks 34th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hungary 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
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