Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.1251 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1251
World rank
57th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1251
in 2021
All-time low
0.1109
in 2005
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.050.10.152001201120212001: 0.1152002: 0.1142003: 0.1132004: 0.1122005: 0.1112006: 0.1132007: 0.1162008: 0.1152009: 0.1182011: 0.1222012: 0.1222014: 0.1212015: 0.1232016: 0.1232017: 0.1252021: 0.125

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.1251 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Brazil peaked at 0.1251 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1109, in 2005.

That places Brazil 57th out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1148
2002 0.1141 -0.6%
2003 0.1134 -0.6%
2004 0.1123 -1.0%
2005 0.1109 -1.2%
2006 0.1129 +1.8%
2007 0.1162 +2.9%
2008 0.115 -1.1%
2009 0.1184 +3.0%
2011 0.1222 +3.2%
2012 0.1221 -0.1%
2014 0.1212 -0.8%
2015 0.1235 +1.9%
2016 0.123 -0.4%
2017 0.1247 +1.3%
2021 0.1251 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1142 0.1109 0.1184 9
2010s 0.1228 0.1212 0.1247 6
2020s 0.1251 0.1251 0.1251 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 54 Costa Rica 0.1298 compare
  2. 55 United States 0.1288 compare
  3. 56 Romania 0.1266 compare
  4. 58 Sri Lanka 0.1189 compare
  5. 59 Paraguay 0.0962 compare
  6. 60 Philippines 0.0913 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Brazil was 0.1251 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1251 in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1109 in 2005.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Brazil ranks 57th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,004 data points, 2000–2022
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