Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania

Romania: Female to male wage ratio in the private sector was 0.8944 using mean in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8944 using mean
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.8944 using mean
in 2018
All-time low
0.7993 using mean
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2018

Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania, 2000–2018

00.20.40.60.82000200920182000: 0.799 using mean2007: 0.852 using mean2008: 0.837 using mean2009: 0.829 using mean2010: 0.833 using mean2011: 0.841 using mean2012: 0.848 using mean2013: 0.872 using mean2014: 0.87 using mean2015: 0.831 using mean2016: 0.867 using mean2017: 0.888 using mean2018: 0.894 using mean

Source: World Bank. Measured in using mean.

Analysis

In 2018, female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania stood at 0.8944 using mean. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania peaked at 0.8944 using mean in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7993 using mean, in 2000.

That places Romania 11th out of 60 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using mean) in Romania, 2000 to 2018.
Year using mean Change
2000 0.7993 using mean
2007 0.8516 using mean +6.5%
2008 0.837 using mean -1.7%
2009 0.8286 using mean -1.0%
2010 0.833 using mean +0.5%
2011 0.8407 using mean +0.9%
2012 0.8476 using mean +0.8%
2013 0.8716 using mean +2.8%
2014 0.8696 using mean -0.2%
2015 0.8309 using mean -4.4%
2016 0.8666 using mean +4.3%
2017 0.888 using mean +2.5%
2018 0.8944 using mean +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8291 using mean 0.7993 using mean 0.8516 using mean 4
2010s 0.8603 using mean 0.8309 using mean 0.8944 using mean 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 8 Ecuador 0.9142 using mean compare
  2. 9 Jordan 0.9038 using mean compare
  3. 10 Türkiye 0.9025 using mean compare
  4. 12 Guatemala 0.8762 using mean compare
  5. 13 Bulgaria 0.8662 using mean compare
  6. 14 Republic of Moldova 0.8522 using mean compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania?
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania was 0.8944 using mean in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male wage ratio in the private sector recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.8944 using mean in 2018.
What is the lowest female to male wage ratio in the private sector recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7993 using mean in 2000.
How does Romania rank for female to male wage ratio in the private sector?
Romania ranks 11th out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is female to male wage ratio in the private sector rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using mean). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using mean)
Unit
using mean
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 740 data points, 2000–2021
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