Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.3216 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3216
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
22nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.3997
in 2011
All-time low
0.316
in 2003
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil, 2002–2016

00.10.20.30.42002200920162002: 0.3442003: 0.3162004: 0.3432005: 0.3652006: 0.3692007: 0.3592008: 0.3632009: 0.3812011: 0.42012: 0.3812014: 0.3882015: 0.3792016: 0.322

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.3216 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2016.

The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil peaked at 0.3997 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.316, in 2003.

Brazil ranks 22nd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.3443
2003 0.316 -8.2%
2004 0.3427 +8.4%
2005 0.3653 +6.6%
2006 0.3693 +1.1%
2007 0.3585 -2.9%
2008 0.3634 +1.4%
2009 0.3814 +5.0%
2011 0.3997 +4.8%
2012 0.3806 -4.8%
2014 0.3884 +2.1%
2015 0.3792 -2.4%
2016 0.3216 -15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3551 0.316 0.3814 8
2010s 0.3739 0.3216 0.3997 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 19 Philippines 0.4076 compare
  2. 20 Chile 0.3543 compare
  3. 21 Pakistan 0.3382 compare
  4. 23 Honduras 0.2978 compare
  5. 24 United States of America 0.2631 compare
  6. 25 Uruguay 0.2195 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil was 0.3216 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3997 in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.316 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Brazil ranks 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 287 data points, 2000–2020
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