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

Hungary: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.2522 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2522
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
18th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.4454
in 2004
All-time low
0.2243
in 2008
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Hungary, 2004–2018

00.10.20.30.42004201120182004: 0.4452005: 0.4042006: 0.2742007: 0.2862008: 0.2242009: 0.2322010: 0.2252011: 0.2332012: 0.2432013: 0.2412014: 0.2582015: 0.2452016: 0.2452017: 0.2492018: 0.252

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 0.2522 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Hungary peaked at 0.4454 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2243, in 2008.

That places Hungary 18th out of 69 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in Hungary, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4454
2005 0.4037 -9.4%
2006 0.274 -32.1%
2007 0.2863 +4.5%
2008 0.2243 -21.7%
2009 0.2322 +3.5%
2010 0.2255 -2.9%
2011 0.2329 +3.3%
2012 0.2431 +4.4%
2013 0.2415 -0.7%
2014 0.2584 +7.0%
2015 0.2453 -5.1%
2016 0.245 -0.1%
2017 0.2489 +1.6%
2018 0.2522 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.311 0.2243 0.4454 6
2010s 0.2436 0.2255 0.2584 9

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 15 Switzerland 0.2628 compare
  2. 16 Greece 0.2609 compare
  3. 17 Egypt 0.2552 compare
  4. 19 Austria 0.2509 compare
  5. 20 Armenia 0.2489 compare
  6. 21 Ethiopia 0.242 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Hungary?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Hungary was 0.2522 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.4454 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2243 in 2008.
How does Hungary rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Hungary ranks 18th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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