Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers in Peru

Peru: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers was -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
-0.3272 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
51st
of 52 countries
All-time high
-0.3272 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
All-time low
-0.6954 compared to formal wage employees
in 2002
Years of data
17
2000–2021

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers in Peru, 2000–2021

-0.7-0.6-0.5-0.4-0.32000201020212000: -0.677 compared to formal wage employees2001: -0.575 compared to formal wage employees2002: -0.695 compared to formal wage employees2004: -0.664 compared to formal wage employees2005: -0.59 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.389 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.479 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.608 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.541 compared to formal wage employees2010: -0.516 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.416 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.572 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.668 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.508 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.524 compared to formal wage employees2016: -0.495 compared to formal wage employees2021: -0.327 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2021, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers in Peru stood at -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers in Peru peaked at -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.6954 compared to formal wage employees, in 2002.

That places Peru 51st out of 52 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers (compared to formal wage employees) in Peru, 2000 to 2021.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2000 -0.6767 compared to formal wage employees —
2001 -0.5746 compared to formal wage employees -15.1%
2002 -0.6954 compared to formal wage employees +21.0%
2004 -0.6643 compared to formal wage employees -4.5%
2005 -0.5905 compared to formal wage employees -11.1%
2006 -0.3885 compared to formal wage employees -34.2%
2007 -0.4794 compared to formal wage employees +23.4%
2008 -0.6079 compared to formal wage employees +26.8%
2009 -0.541 compared to formal wage employees -11.0%
2010 -0.5162 compared to formal wage employees -4.6%
2011 -0.4159 compared to formal wage employees -19.4%
2012 -0.5717 compared to formal wage employees +37.5%
2013 -0.6681 compared to formal wage employees +16.9%
2014 -0.5077 compared to formal wage employees -24.0%
2015 -0.5243 compared to formal wage employees +3.3%
2016 -0.4953 compared to formal wage employees -5.5%
2021 -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees -33.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0099 compared to formal wage employees, 33.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Peru's -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0667 compared to formal wage employees. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.5798 compared to formal wage employees -0.6954 compared to formal wage employees -0.3885 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s -0.5285 compared to formal wage employees -0.6681 compared to formal wage employees -0.4159 compared to formal wage employees 7
2020s -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 48 France -0.1613 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 49 Uruguay -0.1793 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 50 Finland -0.19 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 52 Moldova -0.652 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers in Peru?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers in Peru was -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was -0.3272 compared to formal wage employees in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was -0.6954 compared to formal wage employees in 2002.
How does Peru rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers?
Peru ranks 51st out of 52 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers (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: Managers (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 600 data points, 2000–2021
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