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

Sri Lanka: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.88 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.88
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
19th
of 67 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.7955
in 1998
Years of data
19
1992–2015

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

00.20.40.60.811992200320151992: 0.8331993: 11994: 0.841995: 11996: 0.8571998: 0.7951999: 0.8892000: 0.8232001: 0.962002: 0.8672003: 0.8872004: 0.9062007: 0.82008: 0.8332011: 12012: 0.8522013: 0.92014: 0.92015: 0.88

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka stood at 0.88.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7955, in 1998.

That places Sri Lanka 19th out of 67 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 0.8333
1993 1 +20.0%
1994 0.84 -16.0%
1995 1 +19.0%
1996 0.8571 -14.3%
1998 0.7955 -7.2%
1999 0.8889 +11.7%
2000 0.823 -7.4%
2001 0.96 +16.6%
2002 0.8667 -9.7%
2003 0.8871 +2.4%
2004 0.9058 +2.1%
2007 0.8 -11.7%
2008 0.8333 +4.2%
2011 1 +20.0%
2012 0.8523 -14.8%
2013 0.9 +5.6%
2014 0.9 +0.0%
2015 0.88 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8878 0.7955 1 7
2000s 0.868 0.8 0.96 7
2010s 0.9065 0.8523 1 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 16 Tanzania 0.9143 compare
  2. 17 Turkey 0.9091 compare
  3. 18 Colombia 0.9085 compare
  4. 20 Denmark 0.8793 compare
  5. 21 Malta 0.8726 compare
  6. 22 Mexico 0.8719 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Sri Lanka was 0.88 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7955 in 1998.
How does Sri Lanka rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 67 countries with data for 2015.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, 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
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