Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health was 0.4847 compared to all private employees in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4847 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 21.6%
World rank
4th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.7713 compared to all private employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.2194 compared to all private employees
in 2002
Years of data
12
2002–2016

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

0.20.40.60.82002200920162002: 0.219 compared to all private employees2003: 0.274 compared to all private employees2004: 0.521 compared to all private employees2007: 0.771 compared to all private employees2008: 0.755 compared to all private employees2009: 0.516 compared to all private employees2011: 0.478 compared to all private employees2012: 0.489 compared to all private employees2013: 0.281 compared to all private employees2014: 0.444 compared to all private employees2015: 0.399 compared to all private employees2016: 0.485 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.4847 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: health in 2016.

The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7713 compared to all private employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2194 compared to all private employees, in 2002.

Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees) in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2002 0.2194 compared to all private employees
2003 0.2735 compared to all private employees +24.6%
2004 0.5206 compared to all private employees +90.3%
2007 0.7713 compared to all private employees +48.2%
2008 0.7548 compared to all private employees -2.1%
2009 0.5157 compared to all private employees -31.7%
2011 0.4775 compared to all private employees -7.4%
2012 0.4891 compared to all private employees +2.4%
2013 0.2813 compared to all private employees -42.5%
2014 0.4438 compared to all private employees +57.7%
2015 0.3986 compared to all private employees -10.2%
2016 0.4847 compared to all private employees +21.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5092 compared to all private employees 0.2194 compared to all private employees 0.7713 compared to all private employees 6
2010s 0.4292 compared to all private employees 0.2813 compared to all private employees 0.4891 compared to all private employees 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  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. 3 Peru 0.4948 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
  6. 7 Ethiopia 0.432 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 Sri Lanka?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Sri Lanka was 0.4847 compared to all private employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7713 compared to all private employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2194 compared to all private employees in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: health rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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