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

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.415 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.415
Change on year
down 16.8%
World rank
23rd
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.5098
in 2011
All-time low
0.415
in 2017
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil, 2002–2017

00.20.40.62002200920172002: 0.4552003: 0.4362004: 0.4382005: 0.4452006: 0.4352007: 0.4442008: 0.472009: 0.4552011: 0.512012: 0.492014: 0.4922015: 0.4992017: 0.415

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil stood at 0.415. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil peaked at 0.5098 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.415, in 2017.

That places Brazil 23rd out of 29 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 0.4551
2003 0.4358 -4.2%
2004 0.4384 +0.6%
2005 0.4451 +1.5%
2006 0.4347 -2.3%
2007 0.4438 +2.1%
2008 0.47 +5.9%
2009 0.4549 -3.2%
2011 0.5098 +12.1%
2012 0.4896 -4.0%
2014 0.4919 +0.5%
2015 0.4985 +1.4%
2017 0.415 -16.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4472 0.4347 0.47 8
2010s 0.4809 0.415 0.5098 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 20 Chile 0.5592 compare
  2. 21 Guatemala 0.4696 compare
  3. 22 Argentina 0.4634 compare
  4. 24 Australia 0.3892 compare
  5. 25 Philippines 0.3163 compare
  6. 26 Uruguay 0.261 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Brazil was 0.415 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5098 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.415 in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
Brazil ranks 23rd out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 320 data points, 2000–2021
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