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 0.1004 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1004
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
47th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.1282
in 2009
All-time low
0.0848
in 2017
Years of data
17
2000–2019

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

00.050.10.152000200920192000: 0.0942002: 0.1042005: 0.1172006: 0.122007: 0.122008: 0.1032009: 0.1282010: 0.0982011: 0.1212012: 0.0892013: 0.1192014: 0.1142015: 0.1122016: 0.1062017: 0.0852018: 0.1042019: 0.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Mexico is 0.1004, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Mexico peaked at 0.1282 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0848, in 2017.

Mexico ranks 47th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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: Male in Mexico, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0937
2002 0.1037 +10.8%
2005 0.1167 +12.5%
2006 0.1201 +3.0%
2007 0.1203 +0.1%
2008 0.1027 -14.6%
2009 0.1282 +24.8%
2010 0.0978 -23.7%
2011 0.1214 +24.1%
2012 0.089 -26.7%
2013 0.1194 +34.1%
2014 0.1142 -4.3%
2015 0.1115 -2.4%
2016 0.1061 -4.9%
2017 0.0848 -20.0%
2018 0.1035 +22.0%
2019 0.1004 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1122 0.0937 0.1282 7
2010s 0.1048 0.0848 0.1214 10

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 44 Latvia 0.1073 compare
  2. 45 Lithuania 0.1054 compare
  3. 46 Estonia 0.1043 compare
  4. 48 Bulgaria 0.0983 compare
  5. 49 Poland 0.0982 compare
  6. 50 Zambia 0.0981 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 0.1004 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 0.1282 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 0.0848 in 2017.
How does Mexico rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Mexico ranks 47th 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 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 864 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed