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

Hungary: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.2784 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2784
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
33rd
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.4511
in 2005
All-time low
0.243
in 2008
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Hungary, 2005–2020

00.10.20.30.40.52005201220202005: 0.4512006: 0.3362007: 0.3422008: 0.2432009: 0.2612010: 0.2762011: 0.2732012: 0.2832013: 0.2792014: 0.2932015: 0.2912016: 0.2982017: 0.2882018: 0.2942019: 0.2842020: 0.278

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Hungary stood at 0.2784.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Hungary peaked at 0.4511 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.243, in 2008.

That places Hungary 33rd out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Hungary, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.4511
2006 0.3362 -25.5%
2007 0.3422 +1.8%
2008 0.243 -29.0%
2009 0.2609 +7.4%
2010 0.2764 +5.9%
2011 0.2732 -1.2%
2012 0.2827 +3.5%
2013 0.2788 -1.4%
2014 0.2929 +5.0%
2015 0.2912 -0.6%
2016 0.2984 +2.5%
2017 0.2879 -3.5%
2018 0.2938 +2.0%
2019 0.2838 -3.4%
2020 0.2784 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3267 0.243 0.4511 5
2010s 0.2859 0.2732 0.2984 10
2020s 0.2784 0.2784 0.2784 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 30 Spain 0.2892 compare
  2. 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2867
  3. 32 Dominican Republic 0.2866 compare
  4. 34 Slovakia 0.2781 compare
  5. 35 Cameroon 0.2762 compare
  6. 36 Lithuania 0.2761 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 Hungary?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Hungary was 0.2784 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.4511 in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.243 in 2008.
How does Hungary rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Hungary ranks 33rd out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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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