Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male was 0.3119 compared to all private employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3119 compared to all private employees
World rank
17th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.3119 compared to all private employees
in 2021
All-time low
0.0984 compared to all private employees
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Brazil, 2001–2021

0.10.150.20.250.32001201120212001: 0.098 compared to all private employees2002: 0.112 compared to all private employees2003: 0.119 compared to all private employees2004: 0.104 compared to all private employees2005: 0.12 compared to all private employees2006: 0.146 compared to all private employees2007: 0.115 compared to all private employees2008: 0.137 compared to all private employees2009: 0.184 compared to all private employees2011: 0.164 compared to all private employees2012: 0.156 compared to all private employees2014: 0.174 compared to all private employees2015: 0.205 compared to all private employees2016: 0.233 compared to all private employees2017: 0.247 compared to all private employees2021: 0.312 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: male in Brazil is 0.3119 compared to all private employees, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 89.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Brazil peaked at 0.3119 compared to all private employees in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0984 compared to all private employees, in 2001.

That places Brazil 17th 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: Male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees) in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2001 0.0984 compared to all private employees
2002 0.1125 compared to all private employees +14.3%
2003 0.1188 compared to all private employees +5.6%
2004 0.1037 compared to all private employees -12.7%
2005 0.1198 compared to all private employees +15.5%
2006 0.1459 compared to all private employees +21.7%
2007 0.1152 compared to all private employees -21.1%
2008 0.1371 compared to all private employees +19.0%
2009 0.1836 compared to all private employees +34.0%
2011 0.1644 compared to all private employees -10.5%
2012 0.156 compared to all private employees -5.1%
2014 0.1736 compared to all private employees +11.3%
2015 0.2049 compared to all private employees +18.1%
2016 0.2327 compared to all private employees +13.5%
2017 0.2468 compared to all private employees +6.1%
2021 0.3119 compared to all private employees +26.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1261 compared to all private employees 0.0984 compared to all private employees 0.1836 compared to all private employees 9
2010s 0.1964 compared to all private employees 0.156 compared to all private employees 0.2468 compared to all private employees 6
2020s 0.3119 compared to all private employees 0.3119 compared to all private employees 0.3119 compared to all private employees 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 14 Jordan 0.3294 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 15 Sri Lanka 0.3272 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 16 Luxembourg 0.3135 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 18 Cyprus 0.3053 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2273 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 20 Philippines 0.1921 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Brazil?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Brazil was 0.3119 compared to all private employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3119 compared to all private employees in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0984 compared to all private employees in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Brazil ranks 17th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (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, 737 data points, 2000–2021
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