Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Colombia

Colombia: Female to male wage ratio in the private sector was 0.9753 using median in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9753 using median
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
5th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.9753 using median
in 2020
All-time low
0.915 using median
in 2016
Years of data
18
2001–2020

Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Colombia, 2001–2020

00.20.40.60.812001201020202001: 0.954 using median2002: 0.966 using median2003: 0.95 using median2004: 0.946 using median2005: 0.952 using median2006: 0.968 using median2007: 0.972 using median2008: 0.955 using median2009: 0.967 using median2010: 0.934 using median2011: 0.929 using median2012: 0.924 using median2013: 0.918 using median2014: 0.917 using median2015: 0.917 using median2016: 0.915 using median2017: 0.919 using median2020: 0.975 using median

Source: World Bank. Measured in using median.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.9753 using median for female to male wage ratio in the private sector in 2020. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Colombia peaked at 0.9753 using median in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.915 using median, in 2016.

Colombia ranks 5th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median) in Colombia, 2001 to 2020.
Year using median Change
2001 0.9542 using median
2002 0.9656 using median +1.2%
2003 0.9501 using median -1.6%
2004 0.9463 using median -0.4%
2005 0.9524 using median +0.6%
2006 0.9678 using median +1.6%
2007 0.972 using median +0.4%
2008 0.9547 using median -1.8%
2009 0.9672 using median +1.3%
2010 0.934 using median -3.4%
2011 0.9289 using median -0.5%
2012 0.9239 using median -0.5%
2013 0.9177 using median -0.7%
2014 0.9171 using median -0.1%
2015 0.9174 using median +0.0%
2016 0.915 using median -0.3%
2017 0.9185 using median +0.4%
2020 0.9753 using median +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9589 using median 0.9463 using median 0.972 using median 9
2010s 0.9216 using median 0.915 using median 0.934 using median 8
2020s 0.9753 using median 0.9753 using median 0.9753 using median 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Panama 1.07 using median compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 1.03 using median compare
  3. 4 Jordan 1 using median compare
  4. 6 Ecuador 0.9316 using median compare
  5. 7 Turkey 0.9 using median compare
  6. 8 Costa Rica 0.8821 using median compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Colombia?
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Colombia was 0.9753 using median in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male wage ratio in the private sector recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9753 using median in 2020.
What is the lowest female to male wage ratio in the private sector recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.915 using median in 2016.
How does Colombia rank for female to male wage ratio in the private sector?
Colombia ranks 5th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is female to male wage ratio in the private sector rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median)
Unit
using median
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 733 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed