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

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.1699 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1699
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
46th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1802
in 2003
All-time low
0.1431
in 2010
Years of data
20
2000–2020

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

00.050.10.150.22000201020202000: 0.1722001: 0.1662002: 0.1792003: 0.182004: 0.1772005: 0.1662006: 0.1572007: 0.1492008: 0.1492009: 0.1432010: 0.1432011: 0.1442012: 0.1482014: 0.1492015: 0.1472016: 0.152017: 0.1482018: 0.1512019: 0.1562020: 0.17

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Uruguay is 0.1699, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Uruguay peaked at 0.1802 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1431, in 2010.

Uruguay ranks 46th 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 Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Uruguay, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1716
2001 0.1661 -3.2%
2002 0.1791 +7.8%
2003 0.1802 +0.6%
2004 0.177 -1.8%
2005 0.1664 -5.9%
2006 0.1567 -5.9%
2007 0.1489 -5.0%
2008 0.1486 -0.2%
2009 0.1433 -3.6%
2010 0.1431 -0.1%
2011 0.1444 +0.9%
2012 0.1481 +2.6%
2014 0.1488 +0.5%
2015 0.1466 -1.5%
2016 0.1501 +2.4%
2017 0.148 -1.4%
2018 0.1513 +2.2%
2019 0.1555 +2.8%
2020 0.1699 +9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1638 0.1433 0.1802 10
2010s 0.1484 0.1431 0.1555 9
2020s 0.1699 0.1699 0.1699 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 43 Panama 0.1798 compare
  2. 44 Bulgaria 0.1775 compare
  3. 45 Serbia 0.1767 compare
  4. 47 Venezuela 0.1677 compare
  5. 48 Dominican Republic 0.1654 compare
  6. 49 Turkey 0.1603 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Uruguay was 0.1699 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1802 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1431 in 2010.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Uruguay ranks 46th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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