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

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.152 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.152
World rank
47th
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.152
in 2021
All-time low
0.1332
in 2008
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.050.10.152001201120212001: 0.1422002: 0.1432003: 0.1412004: 0.1382005: 0.1342006: 0.1382007: 0.1372008: 0.1332009: 0.1372011: 0.1382012: 0.1362014: 0.1342015: 0.1412016: 0.1442017: 0.1472021: 0.152

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Brazil is 0.152, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Brazil peaked at 0.152 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1332, in 2008.

That places Brazil 47th out of 68 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1419
2002 0.1429 +0.7%
2003 0.1405 -1.6%
2004 0.1384 -1.5%
2005 0.134 -3.1%
2006 0.1379 +2.9%
2007 0.137 -0.6%
2008 0.1332 -2.8%
2009 0.1372 +3.0%
2011 0.1378 +0.4%
2012 0.1361 -1.2%
2014 0.1341 -1.5%
2015 0.1413 +5.4%
2016 0.1437 +1.6%
2017 0.1472 +2.4%
2021 0.152 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1381 0.1332 0.1429 9
2010s 0.14 0.1341 0.1472 6
2020s 0.152 0.152 0.152 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 44 Sri Lanka 0.1568 compare
  2. 45 Iceland 0.155 compare
  3. 46 Mexico 0.1541 compare
  4. 48 Serbia 0.1488 compare
  5. 49 Peru 0.1475 compare
  6. 50 Finland 0.143 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Brazil was 0.152 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.152 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1332 in 2008.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Brazil ranks 47th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 851 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed