Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education was 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0429 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 138.0%
World rank
31st
of 52 countries
All-time high
0.0429 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
All-time low
-0.4012 compared to formal wage employees
in 2004
Years of data
15
2002–2019

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Dominican Republic, 2002–2019

-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.1-02002201020192002: -0.276 compared to formal wage employees2003: -0.298 compared to formal wage employees2004: -0.401 compared to formal wage employees2005: -0.32 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.383 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.336 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.285 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.086 compared to formal wage employees2010: -0.268 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.356 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.354 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.299 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.282 compared to formal wage employees2018: -0.113 compared to formal wage employees2019: 0.043 compared to formal wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Dominican Republic is 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 138.0% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.4012 compared to formal wage employees, in 2004.

That places Dominican Republic 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees) in Dominican Republic, 2002 to 2019.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2002 -0.2757 compared to formal wage employees
2003 -0.2977 compared to formal wage employees +8.0%
2004 -0.4012 compared to formal wage employees +34.7%
2005 -0.32 compared to formal wage employees -20.2%
2006 -0.3831 compared to formal wage employees +19.7%
2007 -0.3358 compared to formal wage employees -12.4%
2008 -0.2851 compared to formal wage employees -15.1%
2009 -0.0857 compared to formal wage employees -69.9%
2010 -0.2676 compared to formal wage employees +212.3%
2011 -0.356 compared to formal wage employees +33.0%
2012 -0.3543 compared to formal wage employees -0.5%
2013 -0.2992 compared to formal wage employees -15.6%
2015 -0.282 compared to formal wage employees -5.7%
2018 -0.1129 compared to formal wage employees -60.0%
2019 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees -138.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.298 compared to formal wage employees -0.4012 compared to formal wage employees -0.0857 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s -0.2327 compared to formal wage employees -0.356 compared to formal wage employees 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 28 Ethiopia 0.0638 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 29 Guatemala 0.0562 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 30 Belgium 0.0532 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 32 Namibia 0.0164 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 33 Croatia 0.0131 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 34 Spain 0.0093 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Dominican Republic?
Public sector wage premium, by education level: no education in Dominican Republic was 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by education level: no education recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was -0.4012 compared to formal wage employees in 2004.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Dominican Republic ranks 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector wage premium, by education level: no education rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 612 data points, 2000–2021
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