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 0.1573 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1573
Change on year
up 22.7%
World rank
51st
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.1573
in 2020
All-time low
0.0682
in 2009
Years of data
9
2000–2020

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

00.050.10.152000201020202000: 0.1352003: 0.0922006: 0.0852009: 0.0682011: 0.0872013: 0.0982015: 0.132017: 0.1282020: 0.157

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.1573 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 130.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Chile peaked at 0.1573 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0682, in 2009.

Chile ranks 51st of 69 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: Urban in Chile, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1346
2003 0.0918 -31.8%
2006 0.0851 -7.3%
2009 0.0682 -19.9%
2011 0.0869 +27.4%
2013 0.0983 +13.1%
2015 0.1296 +31.8%
2017 0.1282 -1.1%
2020 0.1573 +22.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0949 0.0682 0.1346 4
2010s 0.1107 0.0869 0.1296 4
2020s 0.1573 0.1573 0.1573 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 48 Cambodia 0.166 compare
  2. 49 Morocco 0.1601 compare
  3. 50 Turkey 0.1595 compare
  4. 52 Sri Lanka 0.1462 compare
  5. 53 Mexico 0.1438 compare
  6. 54 Costa Rica 0.1365 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 0.1573 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 0.1573 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 0.0682 in 2009.
How does Chile rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Chile ranks 51st out of 69 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 130.6%. 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: 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
Last refreshed