Share of public paid employees with a contract in Portugal

Portugal: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 0.9936 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9936
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
26th
of 42 countries
All-time high
1
in 2007
All-time low
0.9822
in 2011
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Portugal, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 0.992011: 0.9822012: 0.9842013: 0.992014: 0.9922015: 0.9882016: 0.9962017: 0.9842018: 0.9922019: 0.9892020: 0.994

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.9936 for share of public paid employees with a contract in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with a contract in Portugal peaked at 1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9822, in 2011.

Portugal ranks 26th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with a contract in Portugal, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 1
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 0.9898 -1.0%
2011 0.9822 -0.8%
2012 0.984 +0.2%
2013 0.9902 +0.6%
2014 0.9919 +0.2%
2015 0.9882 -0.4%
2016 0.9956 +0.7%
2017 0.984 -1.2%
2018 0.9916 +0.8%
2019 0.9889 -0.3%
2020 0.9936 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 1 1 3
2010s 0.9886 0.9822 0.9956 10
2020s 0.9936 0.9936 0.9936 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 23 Republic of Moldova 0.9969 compare
  2. 24 Luxembourg 0.9967 compare
  3. 25 Slovakia 0.9952 compare
  4. 27 South Africa 0.9926 compare
  5. 28 Russian Federation 0.9917 compare
  6. 29 Lithuania 0.9886 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 Portugal?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Portugal was 0.9936 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9822 in 2011.
How does Portugal rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Portugal ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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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