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

Philippines: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.0913 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0913
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
60th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.0913
in 2019
All-time low
0.0738
in 2005
Years of data
20
2000–2019

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

00.020.040.060.080.12000200920192000: 0.082001: 0.0832002: 0.082003: 0.0792004: 0.0762005: 0.0742006: 0.0772007: 0.0772008: 0.0792009: 0.0812010: 0.0822011: 0.0812012: 0.0822013: 0.082014: 0.0792015: 0.0832016: 0.0812017: 0.0842018: 0.0812019: 0.091

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Philippines stood at 0.0913. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Philippines peaked at 0.0913 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0738, in 2005.

That places Philippines 60th out of 79 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Philippines, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0796
2001 0.0834 +4.7%
2002 0.0804 -3.6%
2003 0.0789 -1.9%
2004 0.0756 -4.2%
2005 0.0738 -2.3%
2006 0.0766 +3.7%
2007 0.0771 +0.7%
2008 0.0788 +2.2%
2009 0.0811 +2.8%
2010 0.0819 +1.0%
2011 0.0812 -0.8%
2012 0.0819 +0.9%
2013 0.0805 -1.8%
2014 0.0787 -2.2%
2015 0.0828 +5.2%
2016 0.0809 -2.3%
2017 0.084 +3.9%
2018 0.0813 -3.2%
2019 0.0913 +12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0785 0.0738 0.0834 10
2010s 0.0824 0.0787 0.0913 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 57 Brazil 0.1251 compare
  2. 58 Sri Lanka 0.1189 compare
  3. 59 Paraguay 0.0962 compare
  4. 61 Bolivia 0.0888 compare
  5. 62 Zambia 0.0878 compare
  6. 63 Afghanistan 0.0874 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Philippines?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Philippines was 0.0913 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.0913 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0738 in 2005.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Philippines ranks 60th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 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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