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

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.2265 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2265
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
26th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.267
in 2002
All-time low
0.2265
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.10.20.32000200820172000: 0.2552001: 0.2532002: 0.2672003: 0.2662004: 0.252005: 0.2382006: 0.232007: 0.2472008: 0.2282009: 0.2352010: 0.2392011: 0.2342012: 0.2362014: 0.2422015: 0.2332017: 0.226

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay is 0.2265, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay peaked at 0.267 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2265, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 26th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2547
2001 0.2527 -0.8%
2002 0.267 +5.7%
2003 0.2658 -0.5%
2004 0.2496 -6.1%
2005 0.2381 -4.6%
2006 0.2296 -3.6%
2007 0.2473 +7.7%
2008 0.228 -7.8%
2009 0.2353 +3.2%
2010 0.2392 +1.6%
2011 0.2344 -2.0%
2012 0.2361 +0.7%
2014 0.2418 +2.4%
2015 0.2332 -3.5%
2017 0.2265 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2468 0.228 0.267 10
2010s 0.2352 0.2265 0.2418 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 23 Australia 0.3621 compare
  2. 24 Brazil 0.3592 compare
  3. 25 Philippines 0.2967 compare
  4. 27 Russian Federation 0.0685 compare
  5. 28 Colombia 0.0578 compare
  6. 29 South Africa 0.0374 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay was 0.2265 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.267 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2265 in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 322 data points, 2000–2021
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