Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Finland

Finland: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals was -0.1636 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
-0.1636 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 111.8%
World rank
48th
of 52 countries
All-time high
-0.0304 compared to formal wage employees
in 2012
All-time low
-0.1636 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2018

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Finland, 2008–2018

-0.15-0.1-0.052008201320182008: -0.062 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.03 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.089 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.053 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.097 compared to formal wage employees2016: -0.039 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.077 compared to formal wage employees2018: -0.164 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2018, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Finland stood at -0.1636 compared to formal wage employees. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 111.8% on the previous year and down 165.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Finland peaked at -0.0304 compared to formal wage employees in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.1636 compared to formal wage employees, in 2018.

Finland ranks 48th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0616 compared to formal wage employees -0.0616 compared to formal wage employees -0.0616 compared to formal wage employees 1
2010s -0.0784 compared to formal wage employees -0.1636 compared to formal wage employees -0.0304 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 45 Ireland -0.1465 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 46 Latvia -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 47 Slovakia -0.1524 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 49 Czechia -0.1655 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 50 Iceland -0.1993 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 51 Panama -0.2277 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: professionals in Finland?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Finland was -0.1636 compared to formal wage employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was -0.0304 compared to formal wage employees in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1636 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
How does Finland rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Finland ranks 48th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 165.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals (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: Professionals (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, 604 data points, 2000–2021
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