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

Belgium: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.433 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.433
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
18th
of 62 countries
All-time high
0.7244
in 2004
All-time low
0.4226
in 2012
Years of data
13
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Belgium, 2004–2018

00.20.40.60.82004201120182004: 0.7242007: 0.6882008: 0.6092009: 0.5222010: 0.5112011: 0.4422012: 0.4232013: 0.4952014: 0.4542015: 0.4552016: 0.4812017: 0.4842018: 0.433

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.433 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Belgium peaked at 0.7244 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4226, in 2012.

That places Belgium 18th out of 62 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Technicians in Belgium, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7244
2007 0.6876 -5.1%
2008 0.6088 -11.5%
2009 0.5216 -14.3%
2010 0.5111 -2.0%
2011 0.4417 -13.6%
2012 0.4226 -4.3%
2013 0.4947 +17.0%
2014 0.4542 -8.2%
2015 0.4552 +0.2%
2016 0.4807 +5.6%
2017 0.4843 +0.7%
2018 0.433 -10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6356 0.5216 0.7244 4
2010s 0.4642 0.4226 0.5111 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 15 Dominican Republic 0.4416 compare
  2. 16 South Africa 0.4338 compare
  3. 17 Serbia 0.4335 compare
  4. 19 Finland 0.4291 compare
  5. 20 Greece 0.4289 compare
  6. 21 Panama 0.4216 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Belgium?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in Belgium was 0.433 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.7244 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4226 in 2012.
How does Belgium rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
Belgium ranks 18th out of 62 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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: Technicians. 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: Technicians
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
62 places, 730 data points, 2000–2022
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