Share of public paid employees with social security in Belgium

Belgium: Share of public paid employees with social security was 0.9918 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9918
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
9th
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.9918
in 2020
All-time low
0.9694
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Share of public paid employees with social security in Belgium, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.9692008: 0.9842009: 0.9832010: 0.9832011: 0.9772012: 0.9792013: 0.9712014: 0.9812015: 0.9882016: 0.982017: 0.9792018: 0.9812019: 0.9892020: 0.992

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, share of public paid employees with social security in Belgium stood at 0.9918. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with social security in Belgium peaked at 0.9918 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9694, in 2007.

Belgium ranks 9th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of public paid employees with social security in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with social security in Belgium, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.9694
2008 0.9839 +1.5%
2009 0.9825 -0.1%
2010 0.983 +0.1%
2011 0.9774 -0.6%
2012 0.9789 +0.1%
2013 0.9712 -0.8%
2014 0.9808 +1.0%
2015 0.9881 +0.7%
2016 0.9798 -0.8%
2017 0.9792 -0.1%
2018 0.9811 +0.2%
2019 0.9888 +0.8%
2020 0.9918 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9786 0.9694 0.9839 3
2010s 0.9808 0.9712 0.9888 10
2020s 0.9918 0.9918 0.9918 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9957 compare
  2. 7 Hungary 0.9928 compare
  3. 8 Switzerland 0.9921 compare
  4. 10 Croatia 0.9912 compare
  5. 11 Türkiye 0.9904 compare
  6. 12 Czechia 0.9877 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with social security in Belgium?
Share of public paid employees with social security in Belgium was 0.9918 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.9918 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9694 in 2007.
How does Belgium rank for share of public paid employees with social security?
Belgium ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with social security rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 545 data points, 2000–2021
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