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

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.1153 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1153
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
57th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.1327
in 2018
All-time low
0.0888
in 2010
Years of data
14
2006–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Uruguay, 2006–2020

00.050.10.152006201320202006: 0.1022007: 0.1082008: 0.0952009: 0.0912010: 0.0892011: 0.1112012: 0.1312014: 0.122015: 0.0982016: 0.1282017: 0.12018: 0.1332019: 0.1132020: 0.115

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Uruguay stood at 0.1153.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Uruguay peaked at 0.1327 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0888, in 2010.

That places Uruguay 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Uruguay, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 0.1019
2007 0.1079 +5.8%
2008 0.0946 -12.3%
2009 0.0907 -4.1%
2010 0.0888 -2.1%
2011 0.1108 +24.7%
2012 0.1308 +18.1%
2014 0.12 -8.2%
2015 0.0977 -18.6%
2016 0.1283 +31.3%
2017 0.0996 -22.3%
2018 0.1327 +33.2%
2019 0.1131 -14.8%
2020 0.1153 +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0988 0.0907 0.1079 4
2010s 0.1135 0.0888 0.1327 9
2020s 0.1153 0.1153 0.1153 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 54 Costa Rica 0.1517 compare
  2. 55 Paraguay 0.15 compare
  3. 56 Romania 0.147 compare
  4. 58 Ecuador 0.1096 compare
  5. 59 Honduras 0.1037 compare
  6. 60 Cambodia 0.1031 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Uruguay was 0.1153 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1327 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0888 in 2010.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Uruguay ranks 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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