Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals was -0.0647 compared to formal wage employees in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
-0.0647 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 77.0%
World rank
34th
of 52 countries
All-time high
-0.0647 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
All-time low
-0.5078 compared to formal wage employees
in 2011
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Russian Federation, 2000–2016

-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.12000200820162000: -0.189 compared to formal wage employees2001: -0.381 compared to formal wage employees2002: -0.36 compared to formal wage employees2003: -0.392 compared to formal wage employees2004: -0.393 compared to formal wage employees2005: -0.359 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.386 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.33 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.302 compared to formal wage employees2010: -0.287 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.508 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.344 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.24 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.239 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.282 compared to formal wage employees2016: -0.065 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded -0.0647 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 77.0% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Russian Federation peaked at -0.0647 compared to formal wage employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.5078 compared to formal wage employees, in 2011.

That places Russian Federation 34th out of 52 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.3437 compared to formal wage employees -0.3934 compared to formal wage employees -0.189 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s -0.2808 compared to formal wage employees -0.5078 compared to formal wage employees -0.0647 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 31 Italy -0.0493 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 32 Croatia, Republic of -0.0517 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 33 Austria -0.0629 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 35 Serbia, Republic of -0.0681 compared to formal wage employees
  5. 36 Uruguay -0.0759 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 37 Hungary -0.0786 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 Russian Federation?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Russian Federation was -0.0647 compared to formal wage employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was -0.0647 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was -0.5078 compared to formal wage employees in 2011.
How does Russian Federation rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Russian Federation ranks 34th out of 52 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation 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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