Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health was 0.3174 compared to formal wage employees in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.3174 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 393.0%
World rank
5th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.3174 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
All-time low
-0.1839 compared to formal wage employees
in 2014
Years of data
8
2006–2016

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in Ethiopia, 2006–2016

-0.200.20.42006201120162006: -0.12 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.001 compared to formal wage employees2010: -0.008 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.015 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.041 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.184 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.064 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.317 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2016, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Ethiopia stood at 0.3174 compared to formal wage employees. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 393.0% on the previous year and up 363.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Ethiopia peaked at 0.3174 compared to formal wage employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.1839 compared to formal wage employees, in 2014.

Ethiopia ranks 5th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to formal wage employees) in Ethiopia, 2006 to 2016.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2006 -0.1203 compared to formal wage employees
2009 -0.0007 compared to formal wage employees -99.4%
2010 -0.0083 compared to formal wage employees +1088.8%
2011 0.0154 compared to formal wage employees -285.9%
2012 0.0414 compared to formal wage employees +169.3%
2014 -0.1839 compared to formal wage employees -544.4%
2015 0.0644 compared to formal wage employees -135.0%
2016 0.3174 compared to formal wage employees +393.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0605 compared to formal wage employees -0.1203 compared to formal wage employees -0.0007 compared to formal wage employees 2
2010s 0.0411 compared to formal wage employees -0.1839 compared to formal wage employees 0.3174 compared to formal wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 2 Costa Rica 0.5761 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 3 Ecuador 0.3925 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 El Salvador 0.3191 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 6 Peru 0.3102 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 7 Colombia 0.3009 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 8 Pakistan 0.2438 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 Ethiopia?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: health in Ethiopia was 0.3174 compared to formal wage employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3174 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1839 compared to formal wage employees in 2014.
How does Ethiopia rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: health rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 363.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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