Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Latvia
Latvia: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals was -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Latvia, 2007–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.
Analysis
Latvia recorded -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 131.8% on the previous year and down 458.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Latvia peaked at 0.1531 compared to formal wage employees in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees, in 2018.
Latvia ranks 46th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1105 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0422 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1531 compared to formal wage employees | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.0633 compared to formal wage employees | -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0646 compared to formal wage employees | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 43 Poland -0.1367 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 44 France -0.1433 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 45 Ireland -0.1465 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 47 Slovakia -0.1524 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 48 Finland -0.1636 compared to formal wage employees compare
- 49 Czechia -0.1655 compared to formal wage employees compare
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Latvia?
- Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Latvia was -0.1515 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1531 compared to formal wage employees in 2009.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
- How does Latvia rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
- Latvia ranks 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
- Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 458.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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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