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

Romania: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.0849 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0849
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
46th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.1124
in 2001
All-time low
0.0336
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Romania, 2000–2018

0.040.060.080.10.122000200920182000: 0.0342001: 0.1122002: 0.1042003: 0.0962005: 0.0982007: 0.0992008: 0.0882009: 0.0892010: 0.0962011: 0.0912012: 0.0762013: 0.0862014: 0.0792015: 0.0832016: 0.0722017: 0.0822018: 0.085

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Romania stood at 0.0849.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Romania peaked at 0.1124 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0336, in 2000.

That places Romania 46th out of 65 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 location in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Rural in Romania, 2000 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0336
2001 0.1124 +234.6%
2002 0.1039 -7.6%
2003 0.0962 -7.4%
2005 0.0978 +1.6%
2007 0.0991 +1.4%
2008 0.088 -11.2%
2009 0.0886 +0.6%
2010 0.0965 +9.0%
2011 0.0905 -6.2%
2012 0.0762 -15.8%
2013 0.0856 +12.3%
2014 0.079 -7.7%
2015 0.0827 +4.7%
2016 0.0716 -13.4%
2017 0.0823 +14.8%
2018 0.0849 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0899 0.0336 0.1124 8
2010s 0.0833 0.0716 0.0965 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 43 Philippines 0.0961 compare
  2. 44 Turkey 0.0881 compare
  3. 45 Albania 0.0871 compare
  4. 47 Brazil 0.0732 compare
  5. 48 Mexico 0.0706 compare
  6. 49 Mongolia 0.066 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Romania?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Romania was 0.0849 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.1124 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0336 in 2000.
How does Romania rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Romania ranks 46th out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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