Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Romania

Romania: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.2515 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2515
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
55th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.4504
in 2002
All-time low
0.2268
in 2008
Years of data
16
2002–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Romania, 2002–2018

00.10.20.30.40.52002201020182002: 0.452003: 0.4182004: 0.3862005: 0.3622007: 0.3282008: 0.2272009: 0.242010: 0.2622011: 0.2632012: 0.282013: 0.2792014: 0.2692015: 0.2742016: 0.2422017: 0.262018: 0.252

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.2515 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Romania peaked at 0.4504 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2268, in 2008.

Romania ranks 55th of 69 countries on this measure, 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 paid employment by gender in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Romania, 2002 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2002 0.4504
2003 0.418 -7.2%
2004 0.3859 -7.7%
2005 0.3615 -6.3%
2007 0.3284 -9.2%
2008 0.2268 -30.9%
2009 0.2404 +6.0%
2010 0.2624 +9.1%
2011 0.2634 +0.4%
2012 0.28 +6.3%
2013 0.2788 -0.4%
2014 0.2688 -3.6%
2015 0.2737 +1.8%
2016 0.2423 -11.5%
2017 0.2596 +7.1%
2018 0.2515 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3445 0.2268 0.4504 7
2010s 0.2645 0.2423 0.28 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 52 Uruguay 0.269 compare
  2. 53 Sri Lanka 0.269 compare
  3. 54 Morocco 0.2608 compare
  4. 56 Costa Rica 0.25 compare
  5. 57 Peru 0.2421 compare
  6. 58 Türkiye 0.2416 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Romania?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Romania was 0.2515 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.4504 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2268 in 2008.
How does Romania rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Romania ranks 55th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 paid employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 856 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed