Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health was 0.17 compared to all private employees in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.17 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 284.7%
World rank
12th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.17 compared to all private employees
in 2019
All-time low
-0.1659 compared to all private employees
in 2004
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Dominican Republic, 2001–2019

-0.2-0.100.10.22001201020192001: -0.109 compared to all private employees2002: 0.022 compared to all private employees2003: -0.047 compared to all private employees2004: -0.166 compared to all private employees2005: -0.065 compared to all private employees2006: -0.141 compared to all private employees2007: 0.049 compared to all private employees2008: 0.044 compared to all private employees2009: -0.005 compared to all private employees2010: -0.025 compared to all private employees2011: -0.043 compared to all private employees2012: -0.052 compared to all private employees2013: -0.035 compared to all private employees2015: 0.133 compared to all private employees2018: -0.092 compared to all private employees2019: 0.17 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.17 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: health in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 284.7% on the previous year and up 3,805.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.17 compared to all private employees in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.1659 compared to all private employees, in 2004.

Dominican Republic ranks 12th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees) in Dominican Republic, 2001 to 2019.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2001 -0.1094 compared to all private employees
2002 0.0225 compared to all private employees -120.5%
2003 -0.0475 compared to all private employees -311.5%
2004 -0.1659 compared to all private employees +249.2%
2005 -0.0645 compared to all private employees -61.1%
2006 -0.1415 compared to all private employees +119.3%
2007 0.0494 compared to all private employees -134.9%
2008 0.0436 compared to all private employees -11.8%
2009 -0.0046 compared to all private employees -110.5%
2010 -0.0247 compared to all private employees +438.3%
2011 -0.0425 compared to all private employees +72.2%
2012 -0.0521 compared to all private employees +22.5%
2013 -0.0353 compared to all private employees -32.3%
2015 0.1334 compared to all private employees -478.3%
2018 -0.092 compared to all private employees -169.0%
2019 0.17 compared to all private employees -284.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0464 compared to all private employees -0.1659 compared to all private employees 0.0494 compared to all private employees 9
2010s 0.0081 compared to all private employees -0.092 compared to all private employees 0.17 compared to all private employees 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 9 Colombia 0.3329 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 10 Guatemala 0.22 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 11 Honduras 0.1865 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 13 Philippines 0.1545 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 14 Jordan 0.1103 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 15 Palestine 0.0556 compared to all private employees compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Dominican Republic?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Dominican Republic was 0.17 compared to all private employees in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.17 compared to all private employees in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1659 compared to all private employees in 2004.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Dominican Republic ranks 12th out of 23 countries with data for 2019.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: health rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 3,805.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 260 data points, 2000–2021
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