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

Romania: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.1266 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1266
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
56th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.2667
in 2001
All-time low
0.0251
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Romania, 2000–2020

0.050.10.150.20.252000201020202000: 0.0252001: 0.2672002: 0.2412003: 0.222004: 0.222005: 0.22007: 0.1532008: 0.1182009: 0.1212010: 0.1282011: 0.1252012: 0.1312013: 0.1282014: 0.1282015: 0.1322016: 0.1252017: 0.1322018: 0.1352019: 0.1322020: 0.127

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.1266 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in 2020.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Romania peaked at 0.2667 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0251, in 2000.

Romania ranks 56th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Romania, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0251
2001 0.2667 +963.8%
2002 0.2413 -9.5%
2003 0.2201 -8.8%
2004 0.2199 -0.1%
2005 0.1998 -9.1%
2007 0.1534 -23.2%
2008 0.1185 -22.8%
2009 0.1211 +2.2%
2010 0.1282 +5.9%
2011 0.125 -2.5%
2012 0.1308 +4.7%
2013 0.128 -2.1%
2014 0.1279 -0.1%
2015 0.1317 +2.9%
2016 0.1251 -5.0%
2017 0.1322 +5.7%
2018 0.1349 +2.0%
2019 0.1317 -2.4%
2020 0.1266 -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.174 0.0251 0.2667 9
2010s 0.1295 0.125 0.1349 10
2020s 0.1266 0.1266 0.1266 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 53 Mexico 0.1367 compare
  2. 54 Costa Rica 0.1298 compare
  3. 55 United States 0.1288 compare
  4. 57 Brazil 0.1251 compare
  5. 58 Sri Lanka 0.1189 compare
  6. 59 Paraguay 0.0962 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Romania?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Romania was 0.1266 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.2667 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0251 in 2000.
How does Romania rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Romania ranks 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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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