Share of private paid employees with a contract in Mexico

Mexico: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.5542 in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5542
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
38th
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.5542
in 2020
All-time low
0.3602
in 2012
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Share of private paid employees with a contract in Mexico, 2000–2020

00.20.40.62000201020202000: 0.4312002: 0.452005: 0.4892006: 0.4942007: 0.5252008: 0.3652009: 0.4912010: 0.3632011: 0.4992012: 0.362013: 0.5272014: 0.5422015: 0.5392016: 0.5392017: 0.4662018: 0.5452019: 0.5492020: 0.554

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.5542 for share of private paid employees with a contract in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in Mexico peaked at 0.5542 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3602, in 2012.

That places Mexico 38th out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4636 0.3648 0.5254 7
2010s 0.4928 0.3602 0.5485 10
2020s 0.5542 0.5542 0.5542 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 35 Ecuador 0.7175 compare
  2. 36 Dominican Republic 0.6265 compare
  3. 37 Colombia 0.5861 compare
  4. 39 Honduras 0.4165 compare
  5. 40 Peru 0.4067 compare
  6. 41 Bolivia 0.3963 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places β†’

More reference data data for Mexico

All data for Mexico β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in Mexico?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in Mexico was 0.5542 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.5542 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3602 in 2012.
How does Mexico rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
Mexico ranks 38th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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