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

Argentina: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.0247 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0247
Change on year
down 35.3%
World rank
58th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.0413
in 2010
All-time low
0.0103
in 2009
Years of data
16
2003–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Argentina, 2003–2018

0.010.020.030.042003201020182003: 0.0372004: 0.0242005: 0.0262006: 0.0192007: 0.0172008: 0.0322009: 0.012010: 0.0412011: 0.0352012: 0.0272013: 0.0222014: 0.0242015: 0.0392016: 0.0292017: 0.0382018: 0.025

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.0247 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2018.

That represents a change of down 35.3% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Argentina peaked at 0.0413 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0103, in 2009.

Argentina ranks 58th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupationa group: Elementary workers in Argentina, 2003 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2003 0.0374
2004 0.0244 -34.6%
2005 0.0262 +7.1%
2006 0.0187 -28.4%
2007 0.0173 -7.7%
2008 0.0316 +82.9%
2009 0.0103 -67.3%
2010 0.0413 +300.5%
2011 0.0353 -14.6%
2012 0.0268 -24.0%
2013 0.0222 -17.2%
2014 0.0236 +6.0%
2015 0.0386 +63.8%
2016 0.0292 -24.3%
2017 0.0382 +30.8%
2018 0.0247 -35.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0237 0.0103 0.0374 7
2010s 0.0311 0.0222 0.0413 9

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 55 Paraguay 0.0275 compare
  2. 56 Ecuador 0.0269 compare
  3. 57 Philippines 0.0264 compare
  4. 59 Viet Nam 0.0234 compare
  5. 60 Honduras 0.0221 compare
  6. 61 Guatemala 0.0077 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Argentina?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Argentina was 0.0247 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.0413 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 in 2009.
How does Argentina rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Argentina ranks 58th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupationa group: Elementary workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupationa group: Elementary workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 745 data points, 2000–2021
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