Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Portugal

Portugal: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.0586 compared to all private employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0586 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 26.2%
World rank
43rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.2178 compared to all private employees
in 2008
All-time low
0.0586 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Portugal, 2007–2018

0.050.10.150.22007201220182007: 0.196 compared to all private employees2008: 0.218 compared to all private employees2009: 0.186 compared to all private employees2010: 0.187 compared to all private employees2011: 0.187 compared to all private employees2012: 0.109 compared to all private employees2013: 0.064 compared to all private employees2014: 0.079 compared to all private employees2015: 0.072 compared to all private employees2016: 0.091 compared to all private employees2017: 0.079 compared to all private employees2018: 0.059 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.0586 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.2% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Portugal peaked at 0.2178 compared to all private employees in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0586 compared to all private employees, in 2018.

Portugal ranks 43rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2007 0.1962 compared to all private employees
2008 0.2178 compared to all private employees +11.0%
2009 0.186 compared to all private employees -14.6%
2010 0.1866 compared to all private employees +0.3%
2011 0.1873 compared to all private employees +0.3%
2012 0.1091 compared to all private employees -41.7%
2013 0.0636 compared to all private employees -41.7%
2014 0.0785 compared to all private employees +23.4%
2015 0.0722 compared to all private employees -8.0%
2016 0.0906 compared to all private employees +25.4%
2017 0.0794 compared to all private employees -12.3%
2018 0.0586 compared to all private employees -26.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2 compared to all private employees 0.186 compared to all private employees 0.2178 compared to all private employees 3
2010s 0.1029 compared to all private employees 0.0586 compared to all private employees 0.1873 compared to all private employees 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 40 Malta 0.0943 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 41 Romania 0.0888 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 42 Bulgaria 0.0705 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 44 Czechia 0.0525 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 45 Croatia 0.0512 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 46 Switzerland 0.0272 compared to all private employees compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Portugal?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Portugal was 0.0586 compared to all private employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2178 compared to all private employees in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0586 compared to all private employees in 2018.
How does Portugal rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Portugal ranks 43rd out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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