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

Belgium: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.3839 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.3839
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
7th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.4881
in 2005
All-time low
0.3694
in 2012
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Belgium, 2004–2018

00.10.20.30.40.52004201120182004: 0.4672005: 0.4882006: 0.4762007: 0.4622008: 0.3842009: 0.3882010: 0.3722011: 0.3722012: 0.3692013: 0.3772014: 0.3832015: 0.3772016: 0.3882017: 0.3912018: 0.384

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.3839 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in 2018.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Belgium peaked at 0.4881 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3694, in 2012.

Belgium ranks 7th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Urban in Belgium, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4671
2005 0.4881 +4.5%
2006 0.4756 -2.6%
2007 0.462 -2.9%
2008 0.3843 -16.8%
2009 0.3881 +1.0%
2010 0.3717 -4.2%
2011 0.3716 -0.0%
2012 0.3694 -0.6%
2013 0.3772 +2.1%
2014 0.3829 +1.5%
2015 0.3773 -1.5%
2016 0.388 +2.8%
2017 0.3912 +0.8%
2018 0.3839 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4442 0.3843 0.4881 6
2010s 0.3792 0.3694 0.3912 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 4 Russian Federation 0.4395 compare
  2. 5 Zambia 0.3941 compare
  3. 6 Ukraine 0.3907 compare
  4. 8 Albania 0.3794 compare
  5. 9 Viet Nam 0.3705 compare
  6. 10 Niger 0.3695 compare

See the full ranking of 69 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Belgium?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Belgium was 0.3839 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.4881 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3694 in 2012.
How does Belgium rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Belgium ranks 7th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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: Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 855 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed