Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.4724 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4724
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
21st
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.5765
in 2002
All-time low
0.4724
in 2016
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Brazil, 2002–2016

00.20.40.62002200920162002: 0.5762003: 0.5322004: 0.5522005: 0.5552006: 0.5572007: 0.5462008: 0.5512009: 0.5432011: 0.5432012: 0.5312014: 0.5412015: 0.5352016: 0.472

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.4724 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Brazil peaked at 0.5765 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4724, in 2016.

That places Brazil 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.5765
2003 0.532 -7.7%
2004 0.5522 +3.8%
2005 0.5551 +0.5%
2006 0.557 +0.4%
2007 0.5464 -1.9%
2008 0.5514 +0.9%
2009 0.5426 -1.6%
2011 0.5431 +0.1%
2012 0.5313 -2.2%
2014 0.5415 +1.9%
2015 0.5345 -1.3%
2016 0.4724 -11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5516 0.532 0.5765 8
2010s 0.5246 0.4724 0.5431 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 18 Chile 0.5939 compare
  2. 19 Jordan 0.5715 compare
  3. 20 South Africa 0.5303 compare
  4. 22 Philippines 0.4369 compare
  5. 23 Honduras 0.4185 compare
  6. 24 Uruguay 0.3134 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Brazil was 0.4724 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5765 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4724 in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Brazil ranks 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 286 data points, 2000–2020
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