Share of public paid employees with a contract in Hungary

Hungary: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1
in 2006
All-time low
0.9924
in 2012
Years of data
15
2006–2020

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Hungary, 2006–2020

00.20.40.60.812006201320202006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 0.9952011: 0.9942012: 0.9922013: 0.9962014: 0.9972015: 0.9962016: 0.9962017: 0.9972018: 0.9982019: 0.9992020: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, share of public paid employees with a contract in Hungary stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with a contract in Hungary peaked at 1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9924, in 2012.

Hungary ranks 1st of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 1 1 4
2010s 0.9962 0.9924 0.9989 10
2020s 1 1 1 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 1 Austria 1 compare
  2. 1 Croatia 1 compare
  3. 1 Cyprus 1 compare
  4. 1 Czechia 1 compare
  5. 1 Denmark 1 compare
  6. 1 Ecuador 1 compare
  7. 1 Estonia 1 compare
  8. 1 Finland 1 compare
  9. 1 France 1 compare
  10. 1 Iceland 1 compare
  11. 1 Ireland 1 compare
  12. 1 Italy 1 compare
  13. 1 Malta 1 compare
  14. 1 Serbia 1 compare
  15. 1 Slovenia 1 compare
  16. 1 Switzerland 1 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 Hungary?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Hungary was 1 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9924 in 2012.
How does Hungary rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Hungary ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hungary 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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