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 0.1321 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.1321
World rank
55th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.1343
in 2015
All-time low
0.1267
in 2005
Years of data
16
2001–2021

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

00.050.10.152001201120212001: 0.132002: 0.132003: 0.1292004: 0.1282005: 0.1272006: 0.1282007: 0.1312008: 0.1282009: 0.1312011: 0.1332012: 0.1332014: 0.1312015: 0.1342016: 0.132017: 0.1312021: 0.132

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Brazil stood at 0.1321.

That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Brazil peaked at 0.1343 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1267, in 2005.

Brazil ranks 55th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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: Urban in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1301
2002 0.1299 -0.1%
2003 0.1293 -0.5%
2004 0.1281 -0.9%
2005 0.1267 -1.1%
2006 0.128 +1.1%
2007 0.131 +2.3%
2008 0.1284 -2.0%
2009 0.1309 +2.0%
2011 0.1335 +2.0%
2012 0.1328 -0.5%
2014 0.1312 -1.2%
2015 0.1343 +2.4%
2016 0.1297 -3.4%
2017 0.1311 +1.1%
2021 0.1321 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1291 0.1267 0.131 9
2010s 0.1321 0.1297 0.1343 6
2020s 0.1321 0.1321 0.1321 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 52 Sri Lanka 0.1462 compare
  2. 53 Mexico 0.1438 compare
  3. 54 Costa Rica 0.1365 compare
  4. 56 United States of America 0.1236 compare
  5. 57 Pakistan 0.1219 compare
  6. 58 Paraguay 0.1174 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 0.1321 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 0.1343 in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1267 in 2005.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 69 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 down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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: Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 855 data points, 2000–2022
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