Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Argentina
Argentina: Public sector employment as a share of total employment was 18.88 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Argentina, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 18.88 for public sector employment as a share of total employment in 2021.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment as a share of total employment in Argentina peaked at 22.2 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.23, in 2010.
Argentina ranks 41st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.55 | — |
| 2001 | 17.34 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 22.2 | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 20.82 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 18.84 | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 17.54 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 17.08 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 17.02 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.31 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 16.3 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.23 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 16.67 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 17.83 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 17.8 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.72 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.65 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 18.27 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.21 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.8 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.41 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 20.11 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 18.88 | -6.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 18.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.29, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 18.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.51, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +28.1% | 17.34 | 22.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18 | 16.3 | 22.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.66 | 16.23 | 18.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.49 | 18.88 | 20.11 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More work & labour data for Argentina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52,564 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,111 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector employment as a share of total employment in Argentina?
- Public sector employment as a share of total employment in Argentina was 18.88 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2 in 2002.
- What is the lowest public sector employment as a share of total employment recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.23 in 2010.
- How does Argentina rank for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Argentina ranks 41st out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public sector employment as a share of total employment rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public sector employment as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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