Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Ecuador

Ecuador: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health was 0.3925 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3925 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 27.2%
World rank
3rd
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.5391 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
All-time low
-0.0016 compared to formal wage employees
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2017

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

00.20.40.62000200820172000: -0.002 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.197 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.36 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.086 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.28 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.358 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.393 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.371 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.414 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.528 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.3 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.539 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.393 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Ecuador stood at 0.3925 compared to formal wage employees.

That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Ecuador peaked at 0.5391 compared to formal wage employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.0016 compared to formal wage employees, in 2000.

That places Ecuador 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to formal wage employees) in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2000 -0.0016 compared to formal wage employees
2003 0.1972 compared to formal wage employees -12580.5%
2004 0.3598 compared to formal wage employees +82.5%
2005 0.0863 compared to formal wage employees -76.0%
2006 0.2804 compared to formal wage employees +224.9%
2007 0.358 compared to formal wage employees +27.7%
2008 0.3926 compared to formal wage employees +9.7%
2009 0.3714 compared to formal wage employees -5.4%
2010 0.4142 compared to formal wage employees +11.5%
2012 0.5282 compared to formal wage employees +27.5%
2014 0.3 compared to formal wage employees -43.2%
2015 0.5391 compared to formal wage employees +79.7%
2017 0.3925 compared to formal wage employees -27.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2555 compared to formal wage employees -0.0016 compared to formal wage employees 0.3926 compared to formal wage employees 8
2010s 0.4348 compared to formal wage employees 0.3 compared to formal wage employees 0.5391 compared to formal wage employees 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 1 South Africa 0.7774 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 2 Costa Rica 0.5761 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 El Salvador 0.3191 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 5 Ethiopia 0.3174 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 6 Peru 0.3102 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 Ecuador?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Ecuador was 0.3925 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5391 compared to formal wage employees in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0016 compared to formal wage employees in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: health rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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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