Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Panama

Panama: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male was 0.5441 compared to all private employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5441 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
6th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5441 compared to all private employees
in 2021
All-time low
0.2081 compared to all private employees
in 2012
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Panama, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.239 compared to all private employees2001: 0.35 compared to all private employees2002: 0.377 compared to all private employees2003: 0.406 compared to all private employees2004: 0.455 compared to all private employees2005: 0.403 compared to all private employees2006: 0.333 compared to all private employees2007: 0.338 compared to all private employees2008: 0.268 compared to all private employees2009: 0.311 compared to all private employees2010: 0.321 compared to all private employees2011: 0.246 compared to all private employees2012: 0.208 compared to all private employees2015: 0.3 compared to all private employees2016: 0.297 compared to all private employees2017: 0.316 compared to all private employees2018: 0.392 compared to all private employees2019: 0.435 compared to all private employees2021: 0.544 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.5441 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by gender: male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 121.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Panama peaked at 0.5441 compared to all private employees in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2081 compared to all private employees, in 2012.

Panama ranks 6th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees) in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2000 0.2385 compared to all private employees
2001 0.3499 compared to all private employees +46.7%
2002 0.377 compared to all private employees +7.7%
2003 0.4056 compared to all private employees +7.6%
2004 0.455 compared to all private employees +12.2%
2005 0.4031 compared to all private employees -11.4%
2006 0.333 compared to all private employees -17.4%
2007 0.3377 compared to all private employees +1.4%
2008 0.2684 compared to all private employees -20.5%
2009 0.3115 compared to all private employees +16.0%
2010 0.3207 compared to all private employees +3.0%
2011 0.2458 compared to all private employees -23.3%
2012 0.2081 compared to all private employees -15.4%
2015 0.3 compared to all private employees +44.2%
2016 0.2965 compared to all private employees -1.1%
2017 0.3158 compared to all private employees +6.5%
2018 0.3922 compared to all private employees +24.2%
2019 0.4349 compared to all private employees +10.9%
2021 0.5441 compared to all private employees +25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.348 compared to all private employees 0.2385 compared to all private employees 0.455 compared to all private employees 10
2010s 0.3142 compared to all private employees 0.2081 compared to all private employees 0.4349 compared to all private employees 8
2020s 0.5441 compared to all private employees 0.5441 compared to all private employees 0.5441 compared to all private employees 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 3 Namibia 0.5549 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 4 Colombia 0.5537 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 5 El Salvador 0.548 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 7 Ecuador 0.5042 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5009 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 9 Guatemala 0.482 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Panama?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Panama was 0.5441 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 Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.5441 compared to all private employees in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2081 compared to all private employees in 2012.
How does Panama rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Panama ranks 6th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: male rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 121.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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