Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.75 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.75
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
57th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.885
in 1995
All-time low
0.7
in 2008
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.20.40.60.81992200320151992: 0.7971993: 0.8671994: 0.8671995: 0.8851996: 0.7691998: 0.7491999: 0.7642000: 0.752001: 0.7782002: 0.7582003: 0.7822004: 0.7272007: 0.7412008: 0.72011: 0.7582012: 0.7582013: 0.7442014: 0.822015: 0.75

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka is 0.75, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.885 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2008.

That places Sri Lanka 57th out of 76 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 0.7973
1993 0.8669 +8.7%
1994 0.867 +0.0%
1995 0.885 +2.1%
1996 0.7692 -13.1%
1998 0.7485 -2.7%
1999 0.7639 +2.1%
2000 0.75 -1.8%
2001 0.7778 +3.7%
2002 0.7579 -2.6%
2003 0.7824 +3.2%
2004 0.7273 -7.0%
2007 0.7407 +1.9%
2008 0.7 -5.5%
2011 0.7576 +8.2%
2012 0.758 +0.1%
2013 0.744 -1.8%
2014 0.8197 +10.2%
2015 0.75 -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.814 0.7485 0.885 7
2000s 0.748 0.7 0.7824 7
2010s 0.7659 0.744 0.8197 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 54 Norway 0.7697 compare
  2. 55 Ireland 0.7597 compare
  3. 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7526 compare
  4. 58 Czechia 0.7491 compare
  5. 59 Iceland 0.7482 compare
  6. 60 Argentina 0.7284 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Sri Lanka was 0.75 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.885 in 1995.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2008.
How does Sri Lanka rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 76 countries with data for 2015.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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