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

Mexico: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2933 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2933
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
30th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3828
in 2009
All-time low
0.2517
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Mexico, 2000–2020

00.10.20.30.42000201020202000: 0.2712002: 0.2742005: 0.3722006: 0.3762007: 0.3612008: 0.2852009: 0.3832010: 0.282011: 0.3672012: 0.2672013: 0.3492014: 0.3312015: 0.3262016: 0.3142017: 0.2522018: 0.3032019: 0.2962020: 0.293

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Mexico is 0.2933, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Mexico peaked at 0.3828 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2517, in 2017.

Mexico ranks 30th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Mexico, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2707
2002 0.2736 +1.1%
2005 0.3719 +35.9%
2006 0.3761 +1.1%
2007 0.3614 -3.9%
2008 0.2853 -21.1%
2009 0.3828 +34.2%
2010 0.2796 -27.0%
2011 0.3672 +31.3%
2012 0.2667 -27.4%
2013 0.3486 +30.7%
2014 0.3308 -5.1%
2015 0.3259 -1.5%
2016 0.3143 -3.5%
2017 0.2517 -19.9%
2018 0.3028 +20.3%
2019 0.2961 -2.2%
2020 0.2933 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3317 0.2707 0.3828 7
2010s 0.3084 0.2517 0.3672 10
2020s 0.2933 0.2933 0.2933 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 27 Finland 0.3192 compare
  2. 28 Switzerland 0.3026 compare
  3. 29 Portugal 0.3007 compare
  4. 31 Austria 0.2897 compare
  5. 32 Spain 0.2892 compare
  6. 33 Türkiye 0.2801 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Mexico?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Mexico was 0.2933 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.3828 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2517 in 2017.
How does Mexico rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Mexico ranks 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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