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

Portugal: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.2692 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.2692
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
17th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2692
in 2020
All-time low
0.1913
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Portugal, 2007–2020

00.10.20.32007201320202007: 0.2422008: 0.1912009: 0.2032010: 0.2152011: 0.2292012: 0.2432013: 0.2462014: 0.2442015: 0.2342016: 0.242017: 0.2452018: 0.2442019: 0.2452020: 0.269

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Portugal is 0.2692, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Portugal peaked at 0.2692 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1913, in 2008.

That places Portugal 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Portugal, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.2425
2008 0.1913 -21.1%
2009 0.2029 +6.0%
2010 0.2148 +5.9%
2011 0.2291 +6.7%
2012 0.2435 +6.3%
2013 0.2461 +1.1%
2014 0.2437 -1.0%
2015 0.2339 -4.0%
2016 0.2402 +2.7%
2017 0.2446 +1.8%
2018 0.2444 -0.1%
2019 0.2445 +0.1%
2020 0.2692 +10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2122 0.1913 0.2425 3
2010s 0.2385 0.2148 0.2461 10
2020s 0.2692 0.2692 0.2692 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 14 Switzerland 0.2751 compare
  2. 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2738 compare
  3. 16 Mongolia 0.2709 compare
  4. 18 Austria 0.2562 compare
  5. 19 Spain 0.2481 compare
  6. 20 Hungary 0.2468 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Portugal?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Portugal was 0.2692 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2692 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1913 in 2008.
How does Portugal rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Portugal ranks 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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