Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Peru

Peru: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7719 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.7719
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
48th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.908
in 2000
All-time low
0.728
in 2010
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Peru, 1997–2016

00.20.40.60.811997200620161997: 0.8461998: 0.8271999: 0.832000: 0.9082001: 0.8282002: 0.8422005: 0.732006: 0.782007: 0.7462009: 0.7392010: 0.7282011: 0.7432012: 0.7582013: 0.7652014: 0.7812015: 0.7772016: 0.772

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Peru stood at 0.7719.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Peru peaked at 0.908 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.728, in 2010.

Peru ranks 48th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Peru, 1997 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1997 0.8464
1998 0.827 -2.3%
1999 0.83 +0.4%
2000 0.908 +9.4%
2001 0.8278 -8.8%
2002 0.8418 +1.7%
2005 0.7297 -13.3%
2006 0.7798 +6.9%
2007 0.746 -4.3%
2009 0.739 -0.9%
2010 0.728 -1.5%
2011 0.7426 +2.0%
2012 0.7582 +2.1%
2013 0.7654 +1.0%
2014 0.7807 +2.0%
2015 0.7772 -0.4%
2016 0.7719 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8344 0.827 0.8464 3
2000s 0.796 0.7297 0.908 7
2010s 0.7606 0.728 0.7807 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 45 Dominican Republic 0.7814 compare
  2. 46 Uruguay 0.7778 compare
  3. 47 Luxembourg 0.7744 compare
  4. 49 Indonesia 0.7692 compare
  5. 49 South Africa 0.7692 compare
  6. 51 Spain 0.7678 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Peru?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Peru was 0.7719 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.908 in 2000.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.728 in 2010.
How does Peru rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Peru ranks 48th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 879 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed