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

Belgium: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.5202 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5202
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.6204
in 2007
All-time low
0.5202
in 2018
Years of data
15
2004–2018

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

00.20.40.62004201120182004: 0.6172005: 0.6192006: 0.6122007: 0.622008: 0.5462009: 0.5782010: 0.5482011: 0.5822012: 0.5452013: 0.5492014: 0.5482015: 0.5412016: 0.5532017: 0.5252018: 0.52

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Belgium stood at 0.5202. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Belgium peaked at 0.6204 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5202, in 2018.

Belgium ranks 24th of 64 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 Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupational group: Professionals in Belgium, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.6168
2005 0.6188 +0.3%
2006 0.6124 -1.0%
2007 0.6204 +1.3%
2008 0.5462 -12.0%
2009 0.5782 +5.9%
2010 0.5483 -5.2%
2011 0.5819 +6.1%
2012 0.545 -6.3%
2013 0.5492 +0.8%
2014 0.5478 -0.3%
2015 0.5406 -1.3%
2016 0.5527 +2.2%
2017 0.5248 -5.1%
2018 0.5202 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5988 0.5462 0.6204 6
2010s 0.5456 0.5202 0.5819 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 21 Guatemala 0.542 compare
  2. 22 Philippines 0.5283 compare
  3. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5217 compare
  4. 25 Iceland 0.5127 compare
  5. 26 Peru 0.5104 compare
  6. 27 Ireland 0.51 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Belgium?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Belgium was 0.5202 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.6204 in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5202 in 2018.
How does Belgium rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Belgium ranks 24th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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: Professionals. 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: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 755 data points, 2000–2022
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