Share of private paid employees with a contract in South Africa

South Africa: Share of private paid employees with a contract was 0.7901 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7901
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
32nd
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.7901
in 2020
All-time low
0.4972
in 2001
Years of data
19
2000–2020

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

00.20.40.60.82000201020202000: 0.5112001: 0.4972003: 0.6092004: 0.682005: 0.6682006: 0.672007: 0.6812008: 0.7022009: 0.732010: 0.7362012: 0.7532013: 0.7532014: 0.7722015: 0.7372016: 0.7472017: 0.7582018: 0.7482019: 0.752020: 0.79

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, share of private paid employees with a contract in South Africa stood at 0.7901. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with a contract in South Africa peaked at 0.7901 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4972, in 2001.

South Africa ranks 32nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Share of private paid employees with a contract in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with a contract in South Africa, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.511
2001 0.4972 -2.7%
2003 0.6088 +22.4%
2004 0.6797 +11.6%
2005 0.6685 -1.6%
2006 0.6697 +0.2%
2007 0.6809 +1.7%
2008 0.7015 +3.0%
2009 0.7298 +4.0%
2010 0.7358 +0.8%
2012 0.7533 +2.4%
2013 0.7532 -0.0%
2014 0.7721 +2.5%
2015 0.7374 -4.5%
2016 0.7467 +1.3%
2017 0.7582 +1.5%
2018 0.7485 -1.3%
2019 0.7498 +0.2%
2020 0.7901 +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6386 0.4972 0.7298 9
2010s 0.7506 0.7358 0.7721 9
2020s 0.7901 0.7901 0.7901 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 29 Moldova 0.8566 compare
  2. 30 Chile 0.8439 compare
  3. 31 Armenia 0.8041 compare
  4. 33 Panama 0.7623 compare
  5. 34 Australia 0.7351 compare
  6. 35 Ecuador 0.7175 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with a contract in South Africa?
Share of private paid employees with a contract in South Africa was 0.7901 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.7901 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with a contract recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4972 in 2001.
How does South Africa rank for share of private paid employees with a contract?
South Africa ranks 32nd out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of private paid employees with a contract rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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
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