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

Philippines: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.4979 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4979
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
10th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.4979
in 2019
All-time low
0.3799
in 2004
Years of data
18
2001–2019

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

00.10.20.30.40.52001201020192001: 0.462002: 0.4372003: 0.432004: 0.382005: 0.3812007: 0.3992008: 0.4392009: 0.412010: 0.4322011: 0.4132012: 0.3992013: 0.4482014: 0.392015: 0.4142016: 0.4562017: 0.452018: 0.462019: 0.498

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Philippines stood at 0.4979. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Philippines peaked at 0.4979 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3799, in 2004.

Philippines ranks 10th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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: Manager in Philippines, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.4603
2002 0.4374 -5.0%
2003 0.4303 -1.6%
2004 0.3799 -11.7%
2005 0.3815 +0.4%
2007 0.3994 +4.7%
2008 0.439 +9.9%
2009 0.4104 -6.5%
2010 0.4316 +5.2%
2011 0.4125 -4.4%
2012 0.3987 -3.3%
2013 0.448 +12.4%
2014 0.3904 -12.9%
2015 0.414 +6.0%
2016 0.4558 +10.1%
2017 0.4498 -1.3%
2018 0.4604 +2.3%
2019 0.4979 +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4173 0.3799 0.4603 8
2010s 0.4359 0.3904 0.4979 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 7 Palestine 0.6852 compare
  2. 8 Peru 0.6612 compare
  3. 9 Tanzania 0.5272 compare
  4. 11 Moldova 0.4754 compare
  5. 12 Colombia 0.4733 compare
  6. 13 Russia 0.4722 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 0.4979 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 0.4979 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3799 in 2004.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Philippines ranks 10th out of 63 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 up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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: 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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