Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Jordan

Jordan: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male was 0.3294 compared to all private employees in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3294 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 31.4%
World rank
14th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.3963 compared to all private employees
in 2002
All-time low
0.0966 compared to all private employees
in 2007
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Jordan, 2002–2016

0.10.20.30.42002200920162002: 0.396 compared to all private employees2007: 0.097 compared to all private employees2008: 0.171 compared to all private employees2009: 0.189 compared to all private employees2010: 0.18 compared to all private employees2011: 0.242 compared to all private employees2012: 0.291 compared to all private employees2013: 0.285 compared to all private employees2014: 0.251 compared to all private employees2016: 0.329 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

In 2016, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Jordan stood at 0.3294 compared to all private employees.

That represents a change of up 31.4% on the previous year and up 241.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Jordan peaked at 0.3963 compared to all private employees in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0966 compared to all private employees, in 2007.

Jordan ranks 14th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees) in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2002 0.3963 compared to all private employees
2007 0.0966 compared to all private employees -75.6%
2008 0.1714 compared to all private employees +77.5%
2009 0.1892 compared to all private employees +10.4%
2010 0.1802 compared to all private employees -4.7%
2011 0.2418 compared to all private employees +34.1%
2012 0.2914 compared to all private employees +20.5%
2013 0.2845 compared to all private employees -2.4%
2014 0.2507 compared to all private employees -11.9%
2016 0.3294 compared to all private employees +31.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2134 compared to all private employees 0.0966 compared to all private employees 0.3963 compared to all private employees 4
2010s 0.263 compared to all private employees 0.1802 compared to all private employees 0.3294 compared to all private employees 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 11 Costa Rica 0.3972 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 12 Pakistan 0.3532 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 13 Peru 0.3414 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 15 Sri Lanka 0.3272 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 16 Luxembourg 0.3135 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 17 Brazil 0.3119 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Jordan?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Jordan was 0.3294 compared to all private employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3963 compared to all private employees in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0966 compared to all private employees in 2007.
How does Jordan rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Jordan ranks 14th out of 60 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: male rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 241.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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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