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

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.28 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.28
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
18th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.3915
in 2002
All-time low
0.28
in 2017
Years of data
17
2000–2017

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay, 2000–2017

00.10.20.30.42000200820172000: 0.3452001: 0.3342002: 0.3912003: 0.3822004: 0.3692005: 0.3512006: 0.3322007: 0.3152008: 0.3212009: 0.3062010: 0.3062011: 0.2892012: 0.3022014: 0.3082015: 0.2842016: 0.2952017: 0.28

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.28 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay peaked at 0.3915 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.28, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 18th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Clerks in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3446
2001 0.3344 -3.0%
2002 0.3915 +17.1%
2003 0.3823 -2.3%
2004 0.3689 -3.5%
2005 0.351 -4.9%
2006 0.332 -5.4%
2007 0.3147 -5.2%
2008 0.3209 +2.0%
2009 0.3061 -4.6%
2010 0.3056 -0.2%
2011 0.2889 -5.5%
2012 0.3023 +4.6%
2014 0.308 +1.9%
2015 0.2837 -7.9%
2016 0.2949 +3.9%
2017 0.28 -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3446 0.3061 0.3915 10
2010s 0.2948 0.28 0.308 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 15 Greece 0.2944 compare
  2. 16 Turkey 0.2869 compare
  3. 17 Georgia 0.2819 compare
  4. 19 Spain 0.2714 compare
  5. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2659 compare
  6. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2635 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay was 0.28 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3915 in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.28 in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Uruguay ranks 18th out of 58 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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