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

Brazil: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.0532 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0532
World rank
47th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.0556
in 2002
All-time low
0.0155
in 2014
Years of data
15
2002–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil, 2002–2021

0.020.030.040.050.062002201120212002: 0.0562003: 0.0272004: 0.0342005: 0.0312006: 0.0242007: 0.0242008: 0.0232009: 0.0232011: 0.0222012: 0.0162014: 0.0162015: 0.0172016: 0.0532017: 0.0552021: 0.053

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil stood at 0.0532.

The figure is up 137.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Brazil peaked at 0.0556 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0155, in 2014.

Brazil ranks 47th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 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 occupationa group: Elementary workers in Brazil, 2002 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2002 0.0556
2003 0.0271 -51.4%
2004 0.0339 +25.3%
2005 0.0308 -9.2%
2006 0.024 -22.1%
2007 0.0243 +1.3%
2008 0.0234 -3.7%
2009 0.0226 -3.3%
2011 0.0224 -0.9%
2012 0.0157 -30.2%
2014 0.0155 -0.7%
2015 0.0167 +7.5%
2016 0.053 +216.8%
2017 0.0548 +3.6%
2021 0.0532 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0302 0.0226 0.0556 8
2010s 0.0297 0.0155 0.0548 6
2020s 0.0532 0.0532 0.0532 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 44 Sri Lanka 0.0614 compare
  2. 45 Türkiye 0.0567 compare
  3. 46 Uruguay 0.0546 compare
  4. 48 Morocco 0.0439 compare
  5. 49 El Salvador 0.0405 compare
  6. 50 Costa Rica 0.0395 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 0.0532 in 2021, 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 0.0556 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0155 in 2014.
How does Brazil rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Brazil ranks 47th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 137.2%. 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 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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