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

Belgium: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.4049 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4049
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.4883
in 2005
All-time low
0.3733
in 2010
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Belgium, 2004–2020

00.10.20.30.40.52004201220202004: 0.4662005: 0.4882006: 0.4782007: 0.4642008: 0.3862009: 0.3882010: 0.3732011: 0.3732012: 0.3742013: 0.3872014: 0.3892015: 0.3892016: 0.3992017: 0.4022018: 0.3932019: 0.4072020: 0.405

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Belgium is 0.4049, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Belgium peaked at 0.4883 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3733, in 2010.

That places Belgium 8th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Belgium, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4655
2005 0.4883 +4.9%
2006 0.4783 -2.1%
2007 0.4644 -2.9%
2008 0.3855 -17.0%
2009 0.388 +0.6%
2010 0.3733 -3.8%
2011 0.3733 +0.0%
2012 0.3744 +0.3%
2013 0.3866 +3.3%
2014 0.3891 +0.6%
2015 0.3889 -0.0%
2016 0.3988 +2.5%
2017 0.4015 +0.7%
2018 0.3934 -2.0%
2019 0.4067 +3.4%
2020 0.4049 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.445 0.3855 0.4883 6
2010s 0.3886 0.3733 0.4067 10
2020s 0.4049 0.4049 0.4049 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 5 Mongolia 0.4511 compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 0.416 compare
  3. 7 Zambia 0.4071 compare
  4. 9 Georgia 0.3768 compare
  5. 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3683 compare
  6. 11 Denmark 0.3637 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Belgium?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Belgium was 0.4049 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.4883 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3733 in 2010.
How does Belgium rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Belgium ranks 8th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 979 data points, 2000–2022
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