Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees) by country
Countries reporting
53
Highest
0.7282 compared to formal wage employees
Cyprus
Lowest
-0.4728 compared to formal wage employees
South Africa
Median
0.0069 compared to formal wage employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
610
What the numbers show
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 0.7282 compared to formal wage employees in Cyprus; the lowest is -0.4728 compared to formal wage employees in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0069 compared to formal wage employees, and the mean is 0.043 compared to formal wage employees.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 2,329,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 6,281.1%).
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupati: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 0.7282 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 0.625 compared to formal wage employees | 2014 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0.6012 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 0.4666 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 5 | Turkey | 0.4385 compared to formal wage employees | 2010 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 6 | Colombia | 0.4047 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 132.9% | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 0.3715 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 0.3374 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 0.2498 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Panama | 0.2194 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 0.2165 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 14 | El Salvador | 0.1946 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 0.179 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 0.1745 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 0.1257 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 0.1099 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 0.0843 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 0.0746 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 0.0683 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 2,329,500.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Romania | 0.0636 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia | 0.0446 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Tanzania | 0.0291 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Russia | 0.0121 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Malta | 0.0081 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Estonia | 0.0069 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Latvia | -0.0058 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | -0.0315 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | -0.0357 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | -0.0365 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 177.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | -0.0395 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 148.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | -0.0435 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | -0.0466 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Serbia | -0.0673 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | -0.0979 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 204.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | -0.1067 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 168.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Ireland | -0.1147 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 865.0% | volatile |
| 39 | France | -0.1153 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 210.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Austria | -0.1208 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 283.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Lithuania | -0.1364 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Ethiopia | -0.1376 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | down 127.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | -0.1411 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Czechia | -0.1566 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 45 | Paraguay | -0.1723 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 145.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Croatia | -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 213.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovakia | -0.2534 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Switzerland | -0.286 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 49 | United Kingdom | -0.3377 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | -0.3608 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 6,281.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Iceland | -0.3699 compared to formal wage employees | 2013 | down 247.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Moldova | -0.441 compared to formal wage employees | 2012 | down 96.6% | falling |
| 53 | South Africa | -0.4728 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | down 588.7% | volatile |