Share of public paid employees with a contract in Belgium

Belgium: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 0.999 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.999
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 42 countries
All-time high
1
in 2004
All-time low
0.9969
in 2011
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Belgium, 2004–2020

00.20.40.60.812004201220202004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 0.9982010: 0.9982011: 0.9972012: 0.9992013: 0.9982014: 0.9982015: 0.9982016: 0.9992017: 0.9992018: 0.9992019: 12020: 0.999

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, share of public paid employees with a contract in Belgium stood at 0.999.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with a contract in Belgium peaked at 1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9969, in 2011.

Belgium ranks 19th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with a contract in Belgium, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 1
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 0.9984 -0.2%
2010 0.9981 -0.0%
2011 0.9969 -0.1%
2012 0.9989 +0.2%
2013 0.9984 -0.0%
2014 0.9985 +0.0%
2015 0.9979 -0.1%
2016 0.9994 +0.2%
2017 0.9988 -0.1%
2018 0.9991 +0.0%
2019 0.9996 +0.1%
2020 0.999 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9997 0.9984 1 6
2010s 0.9986 0.9969 0.9996 10
2020s 0.999 0.999 0.999 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 18 Armenia 0.9993 compare
  2. 20 Spain 0.9988 compare
  3. 21 Romania 0.9987 compare
  4. 22 Bulgaria 0.9976 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with a contract in Belgium?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Belgium was 0.999 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9969 in 2011.
How does Belgium rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Belgium ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of public paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 554 data points, 2000–2021
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