Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks was 0.1569 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.1569 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
18th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.2033 compared to formal wage employees
in 2010
All-time low
0.0189 compared to formal wage employees
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks in Uruguay, 2001–2017

00.050.10.150.22001200920172001: 0.019 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.022 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.044 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.084 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.138 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.15 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.2 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.192 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.185 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.203 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.188 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.181 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.146 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.161 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.155 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.157 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 occupational group: clerks in Uruguay is 0.1569 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in Uruguay peaked at 0.2033 compared to formal wage employees in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0189 compared to formal wage employees, in 2001.

That places Uruguay 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees) in Uruguay, 2001 to 2017.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2001 0.0189 compared to formal wage employees
2002 0.0216 compared to formal wage employees +14.1%
2003 0.0443 compared to formal wage employees +105.3%
2004 0.0837 compared to formal wage employees +88.8%
2005 0.138 compared to formal wage employees +64.8%
2006 0.1495 compared to formal wage employees +8.4%
2007 0.2002 compared to formal wage employees +33.9%
2008 0.192 compared to formal wage employees -4.1%
2009 0.1852 compared to formal wage employees -3.5%
2010 0.2033 compared to formal wage employees +9.8%
2011 0.1884 compared to formal wage employees -7.3%
2012 0.181 compared to formal wage employees -3.9%
2014 0.1456 compared to formal wage employees -19.6%
2015 0.1606 compared to formal wage employees +10.3%
2016 0.1554 compared to formal wage employees -3.3%
2017 0.1569 compared to formal wage employees +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1148 compared to formal wage employees 0.0189 compared to formal wage employees 0.2002 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.1702 compared to formal wage employees 0.1456 compared to formal wage employees 0.2033 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 15 Ecuador 0.1614 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 16 Ethiopia 0.1607 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 17 Romania 0.1605 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 19 Costa Rica 0.1448 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 20 Pakistan 0.1229 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 21 Sri Lanka 0.1181 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in Uruguay?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in Uruguay was 0.1569 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2033 compared to formal wage employees in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0189 compared to formal wage employees in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks?
Uruguay ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 615 data points, 2000–2021
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