Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Italy

Italy: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male was 0.0981 compared to all private employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0981 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
31st
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.1882 compared to all private employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.0421 compared to all private employees
in 2011
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Italy, 2007–2018

0.050.10.150.22007201220182007: 0.188 compared to all private employees2008: 0.095 compared to all private employees2009: 0.131 compared to all private employees2010: 0.077 compared to all private employees2011: 0.042 compared to all private employees2012: 0.093 compared to all private employees2013: 0.082 compared to all private employees2014: 0.049 compared to all private employees2015: 0.086 compared to all private employees2016: 0.104 compared to all private employees2017: 0.092 compared to all private employees2018: 0.098 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.0981 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: male in 2018.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Italy peaked at 0.1882 compared to all private employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0421 compared to all private employees, in 2011.

Italy ranks 31st 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: Male in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees) in Italy, 2007 to 2018.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2007 0.1882 compared to all private employees
2008 0.0951 compared to all private employees -49.5%
2009 0.1309 compared to all private employees +37.7%
2010 0.0774 compared to all private employees -40.9%
2011 0.0421 compared to all private employees -45.6%
2012 0.0928 compared to all private employees +120.7%
2013 0.0818 compared to all private employees -11.9%
2014 0.0495 compared to all private employees -39.5%
2015 0.0858 compared to all private employees +73.5%
2016 0.1035 compared to all private employees +20.6%
2017 0.0922 compared to all private employees -10.9%
2018 0.0981 compared to all private employees +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.138 compared to all private employees 0.0951 compared to all private employees 0.1882 compared to all private employees 3
2010s 0.0804 compared to all private employees 0.0421 compared to all private employees 0.1035 compared to all private employees 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 28 Paraguay 0.1084 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 29 Uruguay 0.1002 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 30 Greece 0.0988 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 32 Romania 0.0744 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 33 Estonia 0.0723 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 34 Lithuania 0.0646 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Italy?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Italy was 0.0981 compared to all private employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.1882 compared to all private employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0421 compared to all private employees in 2011.
How does Italy rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Italy ranks 31st out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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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