Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Panama

Panama: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.4086 compared to all private employees in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4086 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
18th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.6257 compared to all private employees
in 2004
All-time low
0.2603 compared to all private employees
in 2015
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Panama, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.367 compared to all private employees2001: 0.491 compared to all private employees2002: 0.539 compared to all private employees2003: 0.596 compared to all private employees2004: 0.626 compared to all private employees2005: 0.611 compared to all private employees2006: 0.613 compared to all private employees2007: 0.6 compared to all private employees2008: 0.535 compared to all private employees2009: 0.498 compared to all private employees2010: 0.469 compared to all private employees2011: 0.369 compared to all private employees2012: 0.338 compared to all private employees2015: 0.26 compared to all private employees2016: 0.374 compared to all private employees2017: 0.565 compared to all private employees2018: 0.443 compared to all private employees2019: 0.338 compared to all private employees2021: 0.409 compared to all private employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Panama is 0.4086 compared to all private employees, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Panama peaked at 0.6257 compared to all private employees in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2603 compared to all private employees, in 2015.

Panama ranks 18th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2000 0.3668 compared to all private employees
2001 0.4914 compared to all private employees +34.0%
2002 0.5394 compared to all private employees +9.8%
2003 0.5955 compared to all private employees +10.4%
2004 0.6257 compared to all private employees +5.1%
2005 0.6109 compared to all private employees -2.4%
2006 0.6134 compared to all private employees +0.4%
2007 0.5995 compared to all private employees -2.3%
2008 0.5347 compared to all private employees -10.8%
2009 0.4978 compared to all private employees -6.9%
2010 0.4691 compared to all private employees -5.8%
2011 0.3693 compared to all private employees -21.3%
2012 0.3376 compared to all private employees -8.6%
2015 0.2603 compared to all private employees -22.9%
2016 0.374 compared to all private employees +43.7%
2017 0.5653 compared to all private employees +51.2%
2018 0.4426 compared to all private employees -21.7%
2019 0.3384 compared to all private employees -23.5%
2021 0.4086 compared to all private employees +20.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5475 compared to all private employees 0.3668 compared to all private employees 0.6257 compared to all private employees 10
2010s 0.3946 compared to all private employees 0.2603 compared to all private employees 0.5653 compared to all private employees 8
2020s 0.4086 compared to all private employees 0.4086 compared to all private employees 0.4086 compared to all private employees 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 15 Dominican Republic 0.5037 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 16 Paraguay 0.5025 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 17 Ethiopia 0.4572 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 19 Türkiye 0.4068 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 20 Uruguay 0.3954 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 21 Honduras 0.3601 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Panama?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Panama was 0.4086 compared to all private employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.6257 compared to all private employees in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2603 compared to all private employees in 2015.
How does Panama rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Panama ranks 18th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 741 data points, 2000–2021
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