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 0.0852 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0852
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
67th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.1072
in 2001
All-time low
0.0776
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2019

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

00.0250.050.0750.12000200920192000: 0.1052001: 0.1072002: 0.1042003: 0.1022004: 0.0932005: 0.0922007: 0.0932008: 0.0972009: 0.0982010: 0.0952011: 0.0962012: 0.0972013: 0.0912014: 0.0882015: 0.0932016: 0.0822017: 0.0832018: 0.0782019: 0.085

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.0852 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2019.

That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in Philippines peaked at 0.1072 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0776, in 2018.

Philippines ranks 67th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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: Urban in Philippines, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1048
2001 0.1072 +2.3%
2002 0.1037 -3.2%
2003 0.1023 -1.4%
2004 0.0931 -9.0%
2005 0.0921 -1.1%
2007 0.0931 +1.0%
2008 0.0965 +3.7%
2009 0.0985 +2.0%
2010 0.0954 -3.1%
2011 0.0962 +0.9%
2012 0.097 +0.9%
2013 0.0908 -6.5%
2014 0.0882 -2.8%
2015 0.0928 +5.1%
2016 0.0816 -12.0%
2017 0.0831 +1.8%
2018 0.0776 -6.5%
2019 0.0852 +9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.099 0.0921 0.1072 9
2010s 0.0888 0.0776 0.097 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 64 Guatemala 0.0902 compare
  2. 65 Ecuador 0.0897 compare
  3. 66 Honduras 0.0865 compare
  4. 68 Tanzania 0.0684 compare
  5. 69 Colombia 0.0502 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 0.0852 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 0.1072 in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0776 in 2018.
How does Philippines rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Philippines ranks 67th out of 69 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 down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: 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