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

Chile: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.1119 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1119
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
39th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.1119
in 2020
All-time low
0.0297
in 2009
Years of data
9
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Chile, 2000–2020

0.020.040.060.080.10.122000201020202000: 0.0482003: 0.0332006: 0.0342009: 0.032011: 0.052013: 0.0592015: 0.0752017: 0.0892020: 0.112

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Chile stood at 0.1119. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 277.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Chile peaked at 0.1119 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0297, in 2009.

Chile ranks 39th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Chile, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0483
2003 0.0334 -30.8%
2006 0.0341 +1.9%
2009 0.0297 -13.0%
2011 0.0505 +70.2%
2013 0.0594 +17.7%
2015 0.0752 +26.6%
2017 0.0895 +18.9%
2020 0.1119 +25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0364 0.0297 0.0483 4
2010s 0.0686 0.0505 0.0895 4
2020s 0.1119 0.1119 0.1119 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 36 Greece 0.1233 compare
  2. 37 Tunisia 0.1219 compare
  3. 38 Sri Lanka 0.1135 compare
  4. 40 Costa Rica 0.1099 compare
  5. 41 Panama 0.1026 compare
  6. 42 Georgia 0.1008 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Chile?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Chile was 0.1119 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.1119 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0297 in 2009.
How does Chile rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Chile ranks 39th out of 65 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 277.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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
Last refreshed