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

Philippines: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.2054 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2054
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
37th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.3248
in 2002
All-time low
0.1938
in 2014
Years of data
18
2001–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Philippines, 2001–2019

00.10.20.32001201020192001: 0.3132002: 0.3252003: 0.3112004: 0.2932005: 0.2772007: 0.2682008: 0.2492009: 0.2552010: 0.2422011: 0.2312012: 0.252013: 0.22014: 0.1942015: 0.2062016: 0.2022017: 0.2092018: 0.2042019: 0.205

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Philippines is 0.2054, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Philippines peaked at 0.3248 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1938, in 2014.

Philippines ranks 37th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Clerks in Philippines, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.3127
2002 0.3248 +3.9%
2003 0.3111 -4.2%
2004 0.2927 -5.9%
2005 0.2766 -5.5%
2007 0.2684 -3.0%
2008 0.2491 -7.2%
2009 0.2547 +2.3%
2010 0.2416 -5.2%
2011 0.231 -4.4%
2012 0.2501 +8.3%
2013 0.2 -20.0%
2014 0.1938 -3.1%
2015 0.2059 +6.2%
2016 0.2018 -2.0%
2017 0.2088 +3.5%
2018 0.2039 -2.4%
2019 0.2054 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2863 0.2491 0.3248 8
2010s 0.2142 0.1938 0.2501 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 34 Hungary 0.2217 compare
  2. 35 Lithuania 0.2188 compare
  3. 36 Croatia 0.2079 compare
  4. 38 Brazil 0.2044 compare
  5. 39 Honduras 0.2043 compare
  6. 40 Switzerland 0.2032 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Philippines?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Philippines was 0.2054 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.3248 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1938 in 2014.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Philippines ranks 37th out of 58 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 occupational group: Clerks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Clerks
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 705 data points, 2000–2021
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