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

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.2955 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2955
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
17th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.4066
in 2002
All-time low
0.2955
in 2017
Years of data
17
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.10.20.30.42000200820172000: 0.3592001: 0.352002: 0.4072003: 0.3982004: 0.3842005: 0.3632006: 0.3482007: 0.3282008: 0.3342009: 0.3182010: 0.3162011: 0.2992012: 0.3192014: 0.3252015: 0.2982016: 0.3112017: 0.296

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Uruguay stood at 0.2955. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Uruguay peaked at 0.4066 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2955, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 17th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Clerks in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3587
2001 0.3503 -2.3%
2002 0.4066 +16.1%
2003 0.3981 -2.1%
2004 0.3843 -3.5%
2005 0.3629 -5.6%
2006 0.3479 -4.1%
2007 0.3277 -5.8%
2008 0.3345 +2.1%
2009 0.3182 -4.9%
2010 0.3164 -0.6%
2011 0.2986 -5.6%
2012 0.3191 +6.9%
2014 0.3252 +1.9%
2015 0.2981 -8.3%
2016 0.3108 +4.3%
2017 0.2955 -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3589 0.3182 0.4066 10
2010s 0.3091 0.2955 0.3252 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Belgium 0.3139 compare
  2. 15 Greece 0.3007 compare
  3. 16 Türkiye 0.2976 compare
  4. 18 Georgia 0.2921 compare
  5. 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2918 compare
  6. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2872 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Uruguay was 0.2955 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4066 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2955 in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 58 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 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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