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

Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.3903 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3903
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
56th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.4499
in 2010
All-time low
0.3903
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: 0.4422001: 0.4292002: 0.4392003: 0.4432004: 0.4372005: 0.4412006: 0.452007: 0.4372008: 0.4422009: 0.4372010: 0.452011: 0.4382012: 0.3982014: 0.4042015: 0.4012016: 0.3962017: 0.39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay stood at 0.3903. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Uruguay peaked at 0.4499 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3903, in 2017.

That places Uruguay 56th out of 64 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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: Professionals in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4416
2001 0.4286 -3.0%
2002 0.4391 +2.5%
2003 0.4433 +1.0%
2004 0.4367 -1.5%
2005 0.4407 +0.9%
2006 0.4498 +2.1%
2007 0.4368 -2.9%
2008 0.442 +1.2%
2009 0.437 -1.1%
2010 0.4499 +3.0%
2011 0.4378 -2.7%
2012 0.3979 -9.1%
2014 0.4039 +1.5%
2015 0.4006 -0.8%
2016 0.3959 -1.2%
2017 0.3903 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4396 0.4286 0.4498 10
2010s 0.4109 0.3903 0.4499 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 53 France 0.4228 compare
  2. 54 Australia 0.404 compare
  3. 55 El Salvador 0.4008 compare
  4. 57 Finland 0.3795 compare
  5. 58 Romania 0.3782 compare
  6. 59 Switzerland 0.376 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 0.3903 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 0.4499 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3903 in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Uruguay ranks 56th out of 64 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 10.6%. 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: 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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