Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health was 0.0281 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0281 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 110.1%
World rank
14th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.0281 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.3445 compared to formal wage employees
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Brazil, 2002–2017

-0.3-0.2-0.1-02002200920172002: -0.344 compared to formal wage employees2003: -0.313 compared to formal wage employees2004: -0.324 compared to formal wage employees2005: -0.282 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.316 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.269 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.3 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.27 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.296 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.279 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.253 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.279 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.028 compared to formal wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Brazil is 0.0281 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 110.1% on the previous year and up 110.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Brazil peaked at 0.0281 compared to formal wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.3445 compared to formal wage employees, in 2002.

That places Brazil 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 industry: Health in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to formal wage employees) in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2002 -0.3445 compared to formal wage employees
2003 -0.3127 compared to formal wage employees -9.2%
2004 -0.324 compared to formal wage employees +3.6%
2005 -0.2821 compared to formal wage employees -12.9%
2006 -0.3158 compared to formal wage employees +11.9%
2007 -0.2687 compared to formal wage employees -14.9%
2008 -0.3005 compared to formal wage employees +11.8%
2009 -0.2703 compared to formal wage employees -10.1%
2011 -0.2962 compared to formal wage employees +9.6%
2012 -0.2786 compared to formal wage employees -5.9%
2014 -0.2527 compared to formal wage employees -9.3%
2015 -0.279 compared to formal wage employees +10.4%
2017 0.0281 compared to formal wage employees -110.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.3023 compared to formal wage employees -0.3445 compared to formal wage employees -0.2687 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s -0.2157 compared to formal wage employees -0.2962 compared to formal wage employees 0.0281 compared to formal wage employees 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Dominican Republic 0.1515 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 12 Guatemala 0.0851 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 13 Chile 0.0684 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 15 Uruguay -0.0408 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 16 Argentina -0.0482 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 17 Paraguay -0.0899 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 21 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Brazil?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Brazil was 0.0281 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0281 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3445 compared to formal wage employees in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: health rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 216 data points, 2000–2021
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