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

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.1523 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1523
World rank
53rd
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.1641
in 2014
All-time low
0.1163
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2021

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

00.050.10.152001201120212001: 0.132002: 0.1192003: 0.1162004: 0.1292005: 0.1242006: 0.1282007: 0.1322008: 0.1322009: 0.1432011: 0.1572012: 0.1532014: 0.1642015: 0.1612016: 0.1572017: 0.162021: 0.152

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Brazil is 0.1523, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Brazil peaked at 0.1641 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1163, in 2003.

Brazil ranks 53rd of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 location in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1305
2002 0.119 -8.8%
2003 0.1163 -2.2%
2004 0.1293 +11.1%
2005 0.1244 -3.8%
2006 0.1283 +3.1%
2007 0.1322 +3.1%
2008 0.1319 -0.2%
2009 0.1431 +8.5%
2011 0.1569 +9.6%
2012 0.1532 -2.3%
2014 0.1641 +7.1%
2015 0.1606 -2.1%
2016 0.1571 -2.2%
2017 0.1596 +1.6%
2021 0.1523 -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1283 0.1163 0.1431 9
2010s 0.1586 0.1532 0.1641 6
2020s 0.1523 0.1523 0.1523 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 50 United States of America 0.1705 compare
  2. 51 Philippines 0.1699 compare
  3. 52 Peru 0.1558 compare
  4. 54 Costa Rica 0.1517 compare
  5. 55 Paraguay 0.15 compare
  6. 56 Romania 0.147 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Brazil was 0.1523 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1641 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1163 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Brazil ranks 53rd out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 791 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed