Share of public paid employees with a contract in South Africa
South Africa: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 0.9926 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of public paid employees with a contract in South Africa, 2000–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of public paid employees with a contract in South Africa is 0.9926, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
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 South Africa peaked at 0.9926 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7368, in 2001.
That places South Africa 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of public paid employees with a contract in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8062 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7368 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8098 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8924 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8534 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8865 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8975 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.984 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9869 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9883 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9896 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9865 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9899 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9876 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9867 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9912 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.986 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9872 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9926 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8726 | 0.7368 | 0.9869 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9881 | 0.986 | 0.9912 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9926 | 0.9926 | 0.9926 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of public paid employees with a contract in South Africa?
- Share of public paid employees with a contract in South Africa was 0.9926 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9926 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7368 in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
- South Africa ranks 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 public paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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