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

Chile: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.3736 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3736
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
61st
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.4578
in 2000
All-time low
0.2051
in 2009
Years of data
8
2000–2017

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

00.10.20.30.40.52000200820172000: 0.4582003: 0.3322006: 0.2952009: 0.2052011: 0.2332013: 0.2872015: 0.3682017: 0.374

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Chile stood at 0.3736.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Chile peaked at 0.4578 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2051, in 2009.

Chile ranks 61st of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Chile, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4578
2003 0.3321 -27.4%
2006 0.295 -11.2%
2009 0.2051 -30.5%
2011 0.2331 +13.6%
2013 0.2867 +23.0%
2015 0.368 +28.4%
2017 0.3736 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3225 0.2051 0.4578 4
2010s 0.3154 0.2331 0.3736 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 58 Switzerland 0.4268 compare
  2. 59 Finland 0.4219 compare
  3. 60 Romania 0.3924 compare
  4. 62 Luxembourg 0.3289 compare
  5. 63 Colombia 0.3094 compare
  6. 64 United States 0.2512 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

More reference data data for Chile

All data for Chile →

Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Chile?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Chile was 0.3736 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.4578 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2051 in 2009.
How does Chile rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Chile ranks 61st out of 64 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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: Professionals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Chile. Statizoid. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-paid-employment-by-occupational-group-professionals/chile/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-paid-employment-by-occupational-group-professionals/chile/">Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Chile</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 755 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed