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

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment was 0.2248 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2248
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
52nd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3328
in 2004
All-time low
0.2211
in 2015
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Uruguay, 2001–2017

00.10.20.32001200920172001: 0.2942002: 0.3242003: 0.3322004: 0.3332005: 0.3042006: 0.2822007: 0.2652008: 0.2572009: 0.2452010: 0.242011: 0.2332012: 0.232014: 0.2242015: 0.2212016: 0.2292017: 0.225

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.2248 for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Uruguay peaked at 0.3328 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2211, in 2015.

That places Uruguay 52nd out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Uruguay, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.2936
2002 0.3245 +10.5%
2003 0.3321 +2.3%
2004 0.3328 +0.2%
2005 0.3043 -8.6%
2006 0.2819 -7.4%
2007 0.2653 -5.9%
2008 0.2574 -3.0%
2009 0.2449 -4.9%
2010 0.2401 -1.9%
2011 0.233 -3.0%
2012 0.2303 -1.1%
2014 0.224 -2.8%
2015 0.2211 -1.3%
2016 0.2288 +3.5%
2017 0.2248 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.293 0.2449 0.3328 9
2010s 0.2289 0.2211 0.2401 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 49 Ecuador 0.2305 compare
  2. 50 Cyprus 0.227 compare
  3. 51 Brazil 0.2257 compare
  4. 53 Costa Rica 0.215 compare
  5. 54 Serbia 0.2008 compare
  6. 55 Bulgaria 0.1997 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment in Uruguay was 0.2248 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3328 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of formal employment recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2211 in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of formal employment rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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