Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers (compared to formal wage employees) by country
Countries reporting
52
Highest
0.5555 compared to formal wage employees
Ethiopia
Lowest
-0.652 compared to formal wage employees
Moldova
Median
0.0587 compared to formal wage employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
600
What the numbers show
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers (compared to formal wage employees) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 0.5555 compared to formal wage employees in Ethiopia; the lowest is -0.652 compared to formal wage employees in Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0587 compared to formal wage employees, and the mean is 0.0474 compared to formal wage employees.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 1,753.0%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 521.8%).
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.5555 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | up 667.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Colombia | 0.5217 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 0.372 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 278.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 0.3615 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 218.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.3234 compared to formal wage employees | 2014 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 0.3165 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 0.2722 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Ecuador | 0.2621 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 1,753.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Portugal | 0.2341 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 486.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Estonia | 0.2082 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 1,701.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Pakistan | 0.188 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 0.1774 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Bolivia | 0.167 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 0.1656 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 0.1506 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Brazil | 0.1338 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 183.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 0.1271 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 0.1183 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 0.0989 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | up 710.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 0.0984 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 0.0844 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 0.0782 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 380.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Paraguay | 0.0742 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Namibia | 0.0661 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 0.0632 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.0593 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 0.0581 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 28 | Slovakia | -0.005 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 115.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium | -0.0057 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Guatemala | -0.0057 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia | -0.0099 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | -0.0118 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | -0.0266 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 104.8% | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | -0.0286 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 115.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | -0.0329 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | -0.0383 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 106.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Panama | -0.0415 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | -0.0473 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | -0.0681 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Turkey | -0.0912 compared to formal wage employees | 2010 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | -0.1174 compared to formal wage employees | 2013 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | -0.1252 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 374.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Switzerland | -0.127 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | -0.1369 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 258.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Malta | -0.1393 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | -0.1416 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 47 | South Africa | -0.1601 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | down 379.3% | volatile |
| 48 | France | -0.1613 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 49 | Uruguay | -0.1793 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 521.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Finland | -0.19 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 90.4% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 52 | Moldova | -0.652 compared to formal wage employees | 2012 | down 12.3% | flat |