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

Portugal: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.3007 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3007
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
29th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3268
in 2007
All-time low
0.2356
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Portugal, 2007–2020

00.10.20.32007201320202007: 0.3272008: 0.2362009: 0.242010: 0.2542011: 0.2692012: 0.282013: 0.2812014: 0.282015: 0.2682016: 0.2752017: 0.282018: 0.2762019: 0.2772020: 0.301

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.3007 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2020.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Portugal peaked at 0.3268 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2356, in 2008.

Portugal ranks 29th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Portugal, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3268
2008 0.2356 -27.9%
2009 0.2399 +1.8%
2010 0.254 +5.9%
2011 0.2689 +5.9%
2012 0.2802 +4.2%
2013 0.2808 +0.2%
2014 0.2803 -0.2%
2015 0.2677 -4.5%
2016 0.2751 +2.8%
2017 0.2798 +1.7%
2018 0.2765 -1.2%
2019 0.2766 +0.1%
2020 0.3007 +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2674 0.2356 0.3268 3
2010s 0.274 0.254 0.2808 10
2020s 0.3007 0.3007 0.3007 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 26 Dominican Republic 0.3193 compare
  2. 27 Finland 0.3192 compare
  3. 28 Switzerland 0.3026 compare
  4. 30 Mexico 0.2933 compare
  5. 31 Austria 0.2897 compare
  6. 32 Spain 0.2892 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Portugal?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Portugal was 0.3007 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.3268 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2356 in 2008.
How does Portugal rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Portugal ranks 29th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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