Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania

Romania: Female to male wage ratio in the private sector was 0.8707 using median in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8707 using median
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
11th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.8707 using median
in 2018
All-time low
0.7936 using median
in 2011
Years of data
13
2000–2018

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

00.20.40.60.82000200920182000: 0.8 using median2007: 0.826 using median2008: 0.803 using median2009: 0.821 using median2010: 0.815 using median2011: 0.794 using median2012: 0.81 using median2013: 0.849 using median2014: 0.854 using median2015: 0.861 using median2016: 0.84 using median2017: 0.811 using median2018: 0.871 using median

Source: World Bank. Measured in using median.

Analysis

In 2018, female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania stood at 0.8707 using median. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania peaked at 0.8707 using median in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7936 using median, in 2011.

Romania ranks 11th of 59 countries on this measure, 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 median) in Romania, 2000 to 2018.
Year using median Change
2000 0.8 using median
2007 0.8263 using median +3.3%
2008 0.8029 using median -2.8%
2009 0.8211 using median +2.3%
2010 0.815 using median -0.7%
2011 0.7936 using median -2.6%
2012 0.8098 using median +2.0%
2013 0.8491 using median +4.9%
2014 0.854 using median +0.6%
2015 0.8613 using median +0.9%
2016 0.8403 using median -2.4%
2017 0.8114 using median -3.4%
2018 0.8707 using median +7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8126 using median 0.8 using median 0.8263 using median 4
2010s 0.8339 using median 0.7936 using median 0.8707 using median 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 8 Costa Rica 0.8821 using median compare
  2. 9 Bulgaria 0.8788 using median compare
  3. 10 Paraguay 0.8736 using median compare
  4. 12 Mongolia 0.8421 using median compare
  5. 13 Philippines 0.8339 using median compare
  6. 14 Viet Nam 0.8333 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 Romania?
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector in Romania was 0.8707 using median 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 0.8707 using median in 2018.
What is the lowest female to male wage ratio in the private sector recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7936 using median in 2011.
How does Romania rank for female to male wage ratio in the private sector?
Romania ranks 11th out of 59 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 8.4%. 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 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
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