Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Paraguay

Paraguay: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.5025 compared to all private employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5025 compared to all private employees
World rank
16th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5025 compared to all private employees
in 2021
All-time low
0.0871 compared to all private employees
in 2004
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Paraguay, 2001–2021

0.10.20.30.40.52001201120212001: 0.227 compared to all private employees2002: 0.279 compared to all private employees2003: 0.211 compared to all private employees2004: 0.087 compared to all private employees2005: 0.262 compared to all private employees2006: 0.341 compared to all private employees2009: 0.328 compared to all private employees2010: 0.418 compared to all private employees2011: 0.132 compared to all private employees2012: 0.21 compared to all private employees2013: 0.273 compared to all private employees2014: 0.144 compared to all private employees2015: 0.323 compared to all private employees2016: 0.241 compared to all private employees2017: 0.465 compared to all private employees2021: 0.502 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 0.5025 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 280.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Paraguay peaked at 0.5025 compared to all private employees in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0871 compared to all private employees, in 2004.

That places Paraguay 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Paraguay, 2001 to 2021.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2001 0.2265 compared to all private employees
2002 0.2792 compared to all private employees +23.3%
2003 0.211 compared to all private employees -24.4%
2004 0.0871 compared to all private employees -58.7%
2005 0.2623 compared to all private employees +201.3%
2006 0.3412 compared to all private employees +30.1%
2009 0.3285 compared to all private employees -3.7%
2010 0.4184 compared to all private employees +27.4%
2011 0.1322 compared to all private employees -68.4%
2012 0.2104 compared to all private employees +59.1%
2013 0.2728 compared to all private employees +29.6%
2014 0.1436 compared to all private employees -47.3%
2015 0.3228 compared to all private employees +124.7%
2016 0.2405 compared to all private employees -25.5%
2017 0.4646 compared to all private employees +93.2%
2021 0.5025 compared to all private employees +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.248 compared to all private employees 0.0871 compared to all private employees 0.3412 compared to all private employees 7
2010s 0.2757 compared to all private employees 0.1322 compared to all private employees 0.4646 compared to all private employees 8
2020s 0.5025 compared to all private employees 0.5025 compared to all private employees 0.5025 compared to all private employees 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 13 Ecuador 0.5442 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5317 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 15 Dominican Republic 0.5037 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 17 Ethiopia 0.4572 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 18 Panama 0.4086 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 19 Türkiye 0.4068 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Paraguay?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Paraguay was 0.5025 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 Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.5025 compared to all private employees in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0871 compared to all private employees in 2004.
How does Paraguay rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Paraguay ranks 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 280.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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