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

Bulgaria: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.1716 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.1716
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
49th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.2039
in 2014
All-time low
0.1716
in 2018
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bulgaria, 2008–2018

00.050.10.150.22008201320182008: 0.1862009: 0.182010: 0.1922011: 0.22012: 0.1812013: 0.1982014: 0.2042015: 0.182016: 0.1962017: 0.1822018: 0.172

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bulgaria is 0.1716, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2039 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1716, in 2018.

That places Bulgaria 49th out of 64 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Bulgaria, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1857
2009 0.1803 -2.9%
2010 0.1916 +6.3%
2011 0.1998 +4.3%
2012 0.1808 -9.5%
2013 0.1976 +9.3%
2014 0.2039 +3.2%
2015 0.18 -11.7%
2016 0.1961 +8.9%
2017 0.1816 -7.4%
2018 0.1716 -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.183 0.1803 0.1857 2
2010s 0.1892 0.1716 0.2039 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 46 Tunisia 0.1846 compare
  2. 47 Chile 0.1791 compare
  3. 48 Mexico 0.1716 compare
  4. 50 United States of America 0.1705 compare
  5. 51 Philippines 0.1699 compare
  6. 52 Peru 0.1558 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bulgaria?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Bulgaria was 0.1716 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2039 in 2014.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1716 in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria 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
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