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

Dominican Republic: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health was 0.1515 compared to formal wage employees in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1515 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 261.1%
World rank
11th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.1515 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
All-time low
-0.1831 compared to formal wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
15
2002–2019

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Dominican Republic, 2002–2019

-0.2-0.100.10.22002201020192002: 0.035 compared to formal wage employees2003: -0.043 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.025 compared to formal wage employees2005: -0.109 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.183 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.012 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.002 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.027 compared to formal wage employees2010: -0.057 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.079 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.08 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.025 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.12 compared to formal wage employees2018: -0.094 compared to formal wage employees2019: 0.152 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.1515 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by industry: health in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 261.1% on the previous year and up 456.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1515 compared to formal wage employees in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.1831 compared to formal wage employees, in 2006.

Dominican Republic ranks 11th of 21 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 formal wage employees) in Dominican Republic, 2002 to 2019.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2002 0.0353 compared to formal wage employees
2003 -0.0427 compared to formal wage employees -221.1%
2004 0.0246 compared to formal wage employees -157.6%
2005 -0.1086 compared to formal wage employees -541.0%
2006 -0.1831 compared to formal wage employees +68.5%
2007 -0.0121 compared to formal wage employees -93.4%
2008 0.0017 compared to formal wage employees -113.9%
2009 0.0272 compared to formal wage employees +1515.3%
2010 -0.0571 compared to formal wage employees -309.9%
2011 -0.0788 compared to formal wage employees +38.0%
2012 -0.08 compared to formal wage employees +1.4%
2013 -0.0245 compared to formal wage employees -69.3%
2015 0.12 compared to formal wage employees -589.2%
2018 -0.0941 compared to formal wage employees -178.4%
2019 0.1515 compared to formal wage employees -261.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0322 compared to formal wage employees -0.1831 compared to formal wage employees 0.0353 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s -0.009 compared to formal wage employees -0.0941 compared to formal wage employees 0.1515 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 8 Pakistan 0.2438 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 9 Honduras 0.2035 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 10 Sri Lanka 0.1814 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 12 Guatemala 0.0851 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 13 Chile 0.0684 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 14 Brazil 0.0281 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 Dominican Republic?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Dominican Republic was 0.1515 compared to formal wage 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 0.1515 compared to formal wage employees in 2019.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1831 compared to formal wage employees in 2006.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Dominican Republic ranks 11th out of 21 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 456.6%. 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 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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