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

Bulgaria: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.2529 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2529
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
40th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.3877
in 2007
All-time low
0.2529
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Bulgaria, 2007–2018

00.10.20.30.42007201220182007: 0.3882008: 0.332009: 0.3632010: 0.3492011: 0.2532012: 0.3062013: 0.3242014: 0.3522015: 0.2742016: 0.2872017: 0.2912018: 0.253

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Bulgaria is 0.2529, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3877 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2529, in 2018.

Bulgaria ranks 40th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Manager in Bulgaria, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 0.3877
2008 0.3302 -14.8%
2009 0.3627 +9.8%
2010 0.3488 -3.8%
2011 0.2533 -27.4%
2012 0.3064 +21.0%
2013 0.3237 +5.7%
2014 0.3521 +8.8%
2015 0.2735 -22.3%
2016 0.2872 +5.0%
2017 0.2913 +1.4%
2018 0.2529 -13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3602 0.3302 0.3877 3
2010s 0.2988 0.2529 0.3521 9

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 37 Namibia 0.2589 compare
  2. 38 Cyprus 0.2571 compare
  3. 39 Belgium 0.2531 compare
  4. 41 Finland 0.251 compare
  5. 42 Honduras 0.2432 compare
  6. 43 Poland 0.2365 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Bulgaria?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Bulgaria was 0.2529 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 0.3877 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2529 in 2018.
How does Bulgaria rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Bulgaria ranks 40th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria 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: Manager. 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: Manager
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 739 data points, 2000–2022
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