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

Romania: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.147 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.147
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
56th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.3593
in 2004
All-time low
0.0921
in 2000
Years of data
15
2000–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Romania, 2000–2018

0.10.20.30.42000200920182000: 0.0922004: 0.3592005: 0.3362007: 0.2392008: 0.1562009: 0.1542010: 0.1752011: 0.1622012: 0.1652013: 0.1632014: 0.1552015: 0.1672016: 0.1442017: 0.1562018: 0.147

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Romania stood at 0.147.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Romania peaked at 0.3593 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0921, in 2000.

Romania ranks 56th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Romania, 2000 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0921
2004 0.3593 +290.3%
2005 0.3355 -6.6%
2007 0.239 -28.8%
2008 0.1558 -34.8%
2009 0.1541 -1.1%
2010 0.1746 +13.3%
2011 0.1622 -7.1%
2012 0.1651 +1.8%
2013 0.1635 -1.0%
2014 0.1547 -5.4%
2015 0.1669 +7.9%
2016 0.144 -13.7%
2017 0.1558 +8.2%
2018 0.147 -5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2226 0.0921 0.3593 6
2010s 0.1593 0.144 0.1746 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 53 Brazil 0.1523 compare
  2. 54 Costa Rica 0.1517 compare
  3. 55 Paraguay 0.15 compare
  4. 57 Uruguay 0.1153 compare
  5. 58 Ecuador 0.1096 compare
  6. 59 Honduras 0.1037 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Romania?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Romania was 0.147 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.3593 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0921 in 2000.
How does Romania rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Romania ranks 56th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 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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