Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupati in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupati was 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3716 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
8th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.4859 compared to formal wage employees
in 2005
All-time low
0.1398 compared to formal wage employees
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

0.10.20.30.40.52001200920172001: 0.228 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.29 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.14 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.362 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.486 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.33 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.412 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.459 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.411 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.444 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.375 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.379 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.37 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.358 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.416 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.372 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary occupati in Uruguay stood at 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees.

The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary occupati in Uruguay peaked at 0.4859 compared to formal wage employees in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1398 compared to formal wage employees, in 2003.

That places Uruguay 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3464 compared to formal wage employees 0.1398 compared to formal wage employees 0.4859 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.3877 compared to formal wage employees 0.358 compared to formal wage employees 0.4443 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 5 Turkiye 0.4385 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 6 Colombia 0.4047 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 7 Costa Rica 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 9 Ecuador 0.3715 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 10 Honduras 0.3374 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 11 Spain 0.2498 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary occupati in Uruguay?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary occupati in Uruguay was 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary occupati recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4859 compared to formal wage employees in 2005.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary occupati recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1398 compared to formal wage employees in 2003.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary occupati?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary occupati rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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: Elementary occupation (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: Elementary occupation (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, 610 data points, 2000–2021
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