Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Mexico

Mexico: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.1808 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1808
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
48th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.2097
in 2009
All-time low
0.1144
in 2012
Years of data
17
2000–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Mexico, 2000–2019

00.050.10.150.22000200920192000: 0.1462002: 0.1332005: 0.2032006: 0.212007: 0.22008: 0.1372009: 0.212010: 0.1392011: 0.2072012: 0.1142013: 0.22014: 0.1992015: 0.1982016: 0.1932017: 0.1292018: 0.1862019: 0.181

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.1808 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Mexico peaked at 0.2097 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1144, in 2012.

Mexico ranks 48th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Mexico, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1457
2002 0.1327 -8.9%
2005 0.2028 +52.8%
2006 0.2096 +3.3%
2007 0.2004 -4.4%
2008 0.1365 -31.9%
2009 0.2097 +53.6%
2010 0.1385 -33.9%
2011 0.2069 +49.4%
2012 0.1144 -44.7%
2013 0.2 +74.9%
2014 0.1993 -0.4%
2015 0.1978 -0.7%
2016 0.1927 -2.6%
2017 0.1292 -33.0%
2018 0.1858 +43.8%
2019 0.1808 -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1768 0.1327 0.2097 7
2010s 0.1745 0.1144 0.2069 10

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 45 Costa Rica 0.199 compare
  2. 46 Romania 0.1984 compare
  3. 47 Viet Nam 0.1855 compare
  4. 49 Georgia 0.1676 compare
  5. 50 Brazil 0.1672 compare
  6. 51 Sri Lanka 0.1609 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Mexico?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Mexico was 0.1808 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.2097 in 2009.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1144 in 2012.
How does Mexico rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Mexico ranks 48th out of 70 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 865 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed