Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Belgium
Belgium: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.3578 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Belgium, 2004–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.3578 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Belgium peaked at 0.4136 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3367, in 2011.
That places Belgium 4th out of 79 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 total employment in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.393 | — |
| 2005 | 0.4136 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4107 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4043 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3428 | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3471 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3372 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3367 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.34 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3489 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3507 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3509 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3587 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3575 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3505 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3582 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3578 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3853 | 0.3428 | 0.4136 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3489 | 0.3367 | 0.3587 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3578 | 0.3578 | 0.3578 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 1 Maldives 0.471 compare
- 2 Russian Federation 0.4493 compare
- 3 Ukraine 0.3867 compare
- 5 Denmark 0.3252 compare
- 6 Luxembourg 0.3154 compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 0.3029 compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Belgium?
- Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Belgium was 0.3578 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4136 in 2005.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3367 in 2011.
- How does Belgium rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
- Belgium ranks 4th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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