Share of public paid employees with social security in Uruguay

Uruguay: Share of public paid employees with social security was 0.999 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.999
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 43 countries
All-time high
1
in 2009
All-time low
0.9828
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Share of public paid employees with social security in Uruguay, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.812001200920172001: 0.9852002: 0.9892003: 0.9832004: 0.9862005: 0.9862006: 0.9852007: 0.9872008: 0.9852009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12014: 12015: 12016: 0.9992017: 0.999

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, share of public paid employees with social security in Uruguay stood at 0.999.

That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with social security in Uruguay peaked at 1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9828, in 2003.

Uruguay ranks 1st of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with social security in Uruguay, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.9848
2002 0.9894 +0.5%
2003 0.9828 -0.7%
2004 0.9859 +0.3%
2005 0.9856 -0.0%
2006 0.9845 -0.1%
2007 0.9871 +0.3%
2008 0.9854 -0.2%
2009 1 +1.5%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2014 0.9999 -0.0%
2015 0.9997 -0.0%
2016 0.9993 -0.0%
2017 0.999 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9873 0.9828 1 9
2010s 0.9997 0.999 1 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 2 Finland 0.998 compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.9969 compare
  3. 4 Costa Rica 0.9964 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 Uruguay?
Share of public paid employees with social security in Uruguay was 0.999 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9828 in 2003.
How does Uruguay rank for share of public paid employees with social security?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of public paid employees with social security rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay 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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