Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0732 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0732
World rank
47th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.0778
in 2017
All-time low
0.0404
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.020.040.060.082001201120212001: 0.0462002: 0.0422003: 0.042004: 0.0462005: 0.0462006: 0.0472007: 0.052008: 0.0522009: 0.0592011: 0.062012: 0.0632014: 0.0662015: 0.0652016: 0.0762017: 0.0782021: 0.073

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Brazil stood at 0.0732.

That represents a change of up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Brazil peaked at 0.0778 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0404, in 2003.

That places Brazil 47th out of 65 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0463
2002 0.0419 -9.5%
2003 0.0404 -3.5%
2004 0.046 +13.9%
2005 0.0457 -0.8%
2006 0.0473 +3.6%
2007 0.0503 +6.3%
2008 0.052 +3.4%
2009 0.0587 +13.0%
2011 0.0602 +2.5%
2012 0.0628 +4.4%
2014 0.0662 +5.3%
2015 0.065 -1.9%
2016 0.0764 +17.6%
2017 0.0778 +1.8%
2021 0.0732 -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0476 0.0404 0.0587 9
2010s 0.0681 0.0602 0.0778 6
2020s 0.0732 0.0732 0.0732 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 44 Türkiye 0.0881 compare
  2. 45 Albania 0.0871 compare
  3. 46 Romania 0.0849 compare
  4. 48 Mexico 0.0706 compare
  5. 49 Mongolia 0.066 compare
  6. 50 Pakistan 0.0601 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Brazil was 0.0732 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0778 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0404 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Brazil ranks 47th out of 65 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 801 data points, 2000–2022
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