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

Hungary: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.217 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.217
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
32nd
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.4898
in 2004
All-time low
0.1738
in 2008
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

00.10.20.30.40.52004201120182004: 0.492005: 0.4432006: 0.1922007: 0.1742008: 0.1742009: 0.1852010: 0.1812011: 0.2592012: 0.2212013: 0.1952014: 0.2072015: 0.2052016: 0.2052017: 0.1982018: 0.217

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Hungary is 0.217, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Hungary peaked at 0.4898 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1738, in 2008.

Hungary ranks 32nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks in Hungary, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4898
2005 0.443 -9.6%
2006 0.1916 -56.8%
2007 0.1743 -9.0%
2008 0.1738 -0.3%
2009 0.185 +6.4%
2010 0.1814 -1.9%
2011 0.2591 +42.8%
2012 0.2214 -14.5%
2013 0.1947 -12.1%
2014 0.2074 +6.5%
2015 0.2047 -1.3%
2016 0.2045 -0.1%
2017 0.1981 -3.2%
2018 0.217 +9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2762 0.1738 0.4898 6
2010s 0.2098 0.1814 0.2591 9

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 29 Dominican Republic 0.2294 compare
  2. 30 Paraguay 0.2253 compare
  3. 31 Czechia 0.2192 compare
  4. 33 Poland 0.2155 compare
  5. 34 Iceland 0.2125 compare
  6. 35 Lithuania 0.212 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Hungary?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Hungary was 0.217 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.4898 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1738 in 2008.
How does Hungary rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Hungary ranks 32nd out of 58 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 occupational group: Clerks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 706 data points, 2000–2021
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