Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Spain

Spain: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male was 0.1809 compared to all private employees in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1809 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
23rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.2622 compared to all private employees
in 2012
All-time low
0.0942 compared to all private employees
in 2006
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Spain, 2006–2018

00.10.20.32006201220182006: 0.094 compared to all private employees2007: 0.101 compared to all private employees2008: 0.136 compared to all private employees2009: 0.13 compared to all private employees2010: 0.194 compared to all private employees2011: 0.219 compared to all private employees2012: 0.262 compared to all private employees2013: 0.166 compared to all private employees2014: 0.219 compared to all private employees2015: 0.236 compared to all private employees2016: 0.143 compared to all private employees2017: 0.221 compared to all private employees2018: 0.181 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

In 2018, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Spain stood at 0.1809 compared to all private employees.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Spain peaked at 0.2622 compared to all private employees in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0942 compared to all private employees, in 2006.

Spain ranks 23rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees) in Spain, 2006 to 2018.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2006 0.0942 compared to all private employees
2007 0.1014 compared to all private employees +7.7%
2008 0.1357 compared to all private employees +33.8%
2009 0.13 compared to all private employees -4.2%
2010 0.1936 compared to all private employees +48.9%
2011 0.2193 compared to all private employees +13.3%
2012 0.2622 compared to all private employees +19.6%
2013 0.1656 compared to all private employees -36.9%
2014 0.219 compared to all private employees +32.3%
2015 0.2363 compared to all private employees +7.9%
2016 0.1425 compared to all private employees -39.7%
2017 0.2209 compared to all private employees +55.0%
2018 0.1809 compared to all private employees -18.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1153 compared to all private employees 0.0942 compared to all private employees 0.1357 compared to all private employees 4
2010s 0.2045 compared to all private employees 0.1425 compared to all private employees 0.2622 compared to all private employees 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 20 Philippines 0.1921 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 21 Chile 0.191 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 22 Bulgaria 0.1862 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 24 Mexico 0.1749 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 25 Ethiopia 0.1734 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 26 Australia 0.1438 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Spain?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Spain was 0.1809 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2622 compared to all private employees in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0942 compared to all private employees in 2006.
How does Spain rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Spain ranks 23rd out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: male rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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