Share of private paid employees with a contract in Colombia

Colombia: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.5861 in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5861
World rank
37th
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.5861
in 2020
All-time low
0.4415
in 2006
Years of data
11
2006–2020

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Colombia, 2006–2020

00.20.40.62006201320202006: 0.4422007: 0.4652008: 0.5142009: 0.5172010: 0.5252011: 0.5312012: 0.5392013: 0.5542014: 0.5792015: 0.5852020: 0.586

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of private paid employees with a contract in Colombia is 0.5861, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Colombia peaked at 0.5861 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4415, in 2006.

That places Colombia 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4845 0.4415 0.5172 4
2010s 0.5521 0.5248 0.5845 6
2020s 0.5861 0.5861 0.5861 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 34 Australia 0.7351 compare
  2. 35 Ecuador 0.7175 compare
  3. 36 Dominican Republic 0.6265 compare
  4. 38 Mexico 0.5542 compare
  5. 39 Honduras 0.4165 compare
  6. 40 Peru 0.4067 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places β†’

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Colombia?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Colombia was 0.5861 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5861 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4415 in 2006.
How does Colombia rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Colombia ranks 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of private paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 621 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed