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

Philippines: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0961 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0961
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
43rd
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.0961
in 2019
All-time low
0.0571
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2019

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Philippines, 2000–2019

00.020.040.060.080.12000200920192000: 0.0572001: 0.0622002: 0.0592003: 0.0582004: 0.0592005: 0.0572007: 0.0632008: 0.0632009: 0.0652010: 0.072011: 0.0672012: 0.0682013: 0.0712014: 0.0692015: 0.0732016: 0.082017: 0.0882018: 0.0842019: 0.096

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.0961 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Philippines peaked at 0.0961 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0571, in 2000.

That places Philippines 43rd out of 65 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Philippines, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0571
2001 0.0619 +8.3%
2002 0.0593 -4.2%
2003 0.0579 -2.4%
2004 0.0593 +2.5%
2005 0.0573 -3.5%
2007 0.0634 +10.7%
2008 0.0628 -0.9%
2009 0.0652 +3.7%
2010 0.0696 +6.8%
2011 0.0674 -3.2%
2012 0.0679 +0.8%
2013 0.0708 +4.2%
2014 0.0694 -2.0%
2015 0.0734 +5.8%
2016 0.0803 +9.4%
2017 0.0883 +10.0%
2018 0.0844 -4.4%
2019 0.0961 +13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0605 0.0571 0.0652 9
2010s 0.0768 0.0674 0.0961 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 40 Costa Rica 0.1099 compare
  2. 41 Panama 0.1026 compare
  3. 42 Georgia 0.1008 compare
  4. 44 Turkey 0.0881 compare
  5. 45 Albania 0.0871 compare
  6. 46 Romania 0.0849 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Philippines?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Philippines was 0.0961 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.0961 in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0571 in 2000.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Philippines ranks 43rd out of 65 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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