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

Romania: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.1619 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1619
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
57th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.2478
in 2007
All-time low
0.1619
in 2020
Years of data
14
2007–2020

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

00.050.10.150.20.252007201320202007: 0.2482008: 0.1642009: 0.1662010: 0.1822011: 0.1772012: 0.1862013: 0.1822014: 0.182015: 0.1842016: 0.1742017: 0.1812018: 0.1772019: 0.1712020: 0.162

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.1619 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Romania peaked at 0.2478 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1619, in 2020.

Romania ranks 57th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Romania, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2478
2008 0.1639 -33.9%
2009 0.166 +1.3%
2010 0.1823 +9.9%
2011 0.1769 -3.0%
2012 0.1862 +5.2%
2013 0.1816 -2.5%
2014 0.1798 -1.0%
2015 0.1842 +2.5%
2016 0.1736 -5.8%
2017 0.181 +4.3%
2018 0.1772 -2.1%
2019 0.1707 -3.6%
2020 0.1619 -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1925 0.1639 0.2478 3
2010s 0.1793 0.1707 0.1862 10
2020s 0.1619 0.1619 0.1619 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 54 Serbia 0.2008 compare
  2. 55 Bulgaria 0.1997 compare
  3. 56 Chile 0.1709 compare
  4. 58 Colombia 0.1204 compare
  5. 59 Panama 0.0399 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Romania?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Romania was 0.1619 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.2478 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1619 in 2020.
How does Romania rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Romania ranks 57th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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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