Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Peru

Peru: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health was 0.4948 compared to all private employees in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.4948 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 69.8%
World rank
3rd
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.4948 compared to all private employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.1253 compared to all private employees
in 2004
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Peru, 2000–2017

-0.200.20.42000200820172000: 0.256 compared to all private employees2001: 0.096 compared to all private employees2002: 0.032 compared to all private employees2004: -0.125 compared to all private employees2005: -0.011 compared to all private employees2006: 0.123 compared to all private employees2007: 0.133 compared to all private employees2008: 0.287 compared to all private employees2009: 0.05 compared to all private employees2010: 0.201 compared to all private employees2011: 0.366 compared to all private employees2012: 0.186 compared to all private employees2013: 0.255 compared to all private employees2014: 0.175 compared to all private employees2015: 0.291 compared to all private employees2017: 0.495 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.4948 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: health in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 69.8% on the previous year and up 271.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Peru peaked at 0.4948 compared to all private employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.1253 compared to all private employees, in 2004.

That places Peru 3rd out of 23 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees) in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2000 0.2559 compared to all private employees
2001 0.0956 compared to all private employees -62.6%
2002 0.0323 compared to all private employees -66.3%
2004 -0.1253 compared to all private employees -488.3%
2005 -0.0106 compared to all private employees -91.5%
2006 0.1235 compared to all private employees -1261.9%
2007 0.1332 compared to all private employees +7.9%
2008 0.287 compared to all private employees +115.5%
2009 0.0497 compared to all private employees -82.7%
2010 0.2013 compared to all private employees +305.3%
2011 0.3662 compared to all private employees +81.9%
2012 0.1856 compared to all private employees -49.3%
2013 0.2548 compared to all private employees +37.3%
2014 0.1746 compared to all private employees -31.5%
2015 0.2914 compared to all private employees +66.9%
2017 0.4948 compared to all private employees +69.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0935 compared to all private employees -0.1253 compared to all private employees 0.287 compared to all private employees 9
2010s 0.2813 compared to all private employees 0.1746 compared to all private employees 0.4948 compared to all private employees 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 1 South Africa 0.804 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 2 Costa Rica 0.7424 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 4 Sri Lanka 0.4847 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 5 El Salvador 0.4777 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 0.4369 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 Peru?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Peru was 0.4948 compared to all private employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.4948 compared to all private employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1253 compared to all private employees in 2004.
How does Peru rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Peru ranks 3rd out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: health rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 271.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru 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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