Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Russia

Russia: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was -0.0554 compared to all private employees in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
-0.0554 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
55th
of 60 countries
All-time high
-0.0481 compared to all private employees
in 2015
All-time low
-0.3393 compared to all private employees
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in Russia, 2000–2016

-0.3-0.2-0.1-02000200820162000: -0.339 compared to all private employees2001: -0.288 compared to all private employees2002: -0.237 compared to all private employees2003: -0.283 compared to all private employees2004: -0.265 compared to all private employees2005: -0.198 compared to all private employees2006: -0.207 compared to all private employees2007: -0.186 compared to all private employees2008: -0.231 compared to all private employees2009: -0.152 compared to all private employees2010: -0.145 compared to all private employees2011: -0.159 compared to all private employees2012: -0.128 compared to all private employees2013: -0.059 compared to all private employees2014: -0.074 compared to all private employees2015: -0.048 compared to all private employees2016: -0.055 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Russia recorded -0.0554 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: female in 2016.

That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Russia peaked at -0.0481 compared to all private employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.3393 compared to all private employees, in 2000.

Russia ranks 55th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in Russia, 2000 to 2016.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2000 -0.3393 compared to all private employees
2001 -0.2884 compared to all private employees -15.0%
2002 -0.2369 compared to all private employees -17.8%
2003 -0.2831 compared to all private employees +19.5%
2004 -0.2651 compared to all private employees -6.4%
2005 -0.1979 compared to all private employees -25.4%
2006 -0.2072 compared to all private employees +4.7%
2007 -0.1862 compared to all private employees -10.1%
2008 -0.2306 compared to all private employees +23.8%
2009 -0.152 compared to all private employees -34.1%
2010 -0.1449 compared to all private employees -4.7%
2011 -0.1589 compared to all private employees +9.7%
2012 -0.1285 compared to all private employees -19.2%
2013 -0.0593 compared to all private employees -53.8%
2014 -0.0745 compared to all private employees +25.5%
2015 -0.0481 compared to all private employees -35.4%
2016 -0.0554 compared to all private employees +15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.2387 compared to all private employees -0.3393 compared to all private employees -0.152 compared to all private employees 10
2010s -0.0956 compared to all private employees -0.1589 compared to all private employees -0.0481 compared to all private employees 7

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 52 Hungary -0.0177 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 53 Slovakia -0.036 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 54 South Africa -0.0411 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 56 Iceland -0.075 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 57 Mongolia -0.1066 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 58 Armenia -0.155 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 Russia?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in Russia was -0.0554 compared to all private employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was -0.0481 compared to all private employees in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3393 compared to all private employees in 2000.
How does Russia rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Russia ranks 55th out of 60 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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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