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

Philippines: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.117 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.117
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
68th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.1733
in 2002
All-time low
0.1082
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Philippines, 2000–2019

00.050.10.152000200920192000: 0.1682001: 0.172002: 0.1732003: 0.172004: 0.1422005: 0.1432007: 0.1422008: 0.1492009: 0.152010: 0.1412011: 0.1442012: 0.1452013: 0.132014: 0.132015: 0.1322016: 0.1132017: 0.1142018: 0.1082019: 0.117

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.117 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in 2019.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Philippines peaked at 0.1733 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1082, in 2018.

Philippines ranks 68th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Urban in Philippines, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.168
2001 0.1699 +1.2%
2002 0.1733 +2.0%
2003 0.1703 -1.8%
2004 0.1417 -16.8%
2005 0.1434 +1.2%
2007 0.1417 -1.2%
2008 0.149 +5.1%
2009 0.1502 +0.8%
2010 0.1406 -6.4%
2011 0.1441 +2.5%
2012 0.1454 +0.9%
2013 0.1298 -10.7%
2014 0.1297 -0.0%
2015 0.1325 +2.1%
2016 0.1133 -14.5%
2017 0.1143 +0.9%
2018 0.1082 -5.3%
2019 0.117 +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1564 0.1417 0.1733 9
2010s 0.1275 0.1082 0.1454 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 65 Honduras 0.1497 compare
  2. 66 Guatemala 0.1329 compare
  3. 67 United States of America 0.1313 compare
  4. 69 Colombia 0.0955 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Philippines?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Philippines was 0.117 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1733 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1082 in 2018.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Philippines ranks 68th out of 69 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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