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

Philippines: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.1431 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1431
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
69th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.1671
in 2002
All-time low
0.1312
in 2016
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Philippines, 2000–2019

00.050.10.152000200920192000: 0.1622001: 0.1642002: 0.1672003: 0.1652004: 0.1442005: 0.1452006: 0.1532007: 0.1462008: 0.1532009: 0.1552010: 0.1482011: 0.1492012: 0.1492013: 0.1352014: 0.1382015: 0.142016: 0.1312017: 0.1342018: 0.1322019: 0.143

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Philippines stood at 0.1431.

The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Philippines peaked at 0.1671 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1312, in 2016.

Philippines ranks 69th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Philippines, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1617
2001 0.1643 +1.6%
2002 0.1671 +1.7%
2003 0.1653 -1.1%
2004 0.1436 -13.1%
2005 0.1455 +1.3%
2006 0.1529 +5.1%
2007 0.1458 -4.6%
2008 0.1534 +5.2%
2009 0.1551 +1.1%
2010 0.1477 -4.8%
2011 0.1494 +1.1%
2012 0.1488 -0.4%
2013 0.1347 -9.5%
2014 0.1377 +2.2%
2015 0.1396 +1.4%
2016 0.1312 -6.0%
2017 0.1344 +2.4%
2018 0.1317 -2.0%
2019 0.1431 +8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1555 0.1436 0.1671 10
2010s 0.1398 0.1312 0.1494 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 66 Cambodia 0.166 compare
  2. 67 Romania 0.1619 compare
  3. 68 Ecuador 0.1594 compare
  4. 70 El Salvador 0.1377 compare
  5. 71 United States 0.1374 compare
  6. 72 Honduras 0.1337 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Philippines?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Philippines was 0.1431 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.1671 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1312 in 2016.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Philippines ranks 69th out of 75 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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. 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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