Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Zambia
Zambia: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals was 0.5329 compared to formal wage employees in 2014. β Volatile
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals in Zambia, 2002β2014
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Zambia is 0.5329 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 270.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Zambia peaked at 0.5329 compared to formal wage employees in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.312 compared to formal wage employees, in 2002.
That places Zambia 1st out of 52 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1648 compared to formal wage employees | -0.312 compared to formal wage employees | -0.0176 compared to formal wage employees | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3688 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0745 compared to formal wage employees | 0.5329 compared to formal wage employees | 3 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Zambia?
- Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals in Zambia was 0.5329 compared to formal wage employees in 2014, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5329 compared to formal wage employees in 2014.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.312 compared to formal wage employees in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 52 countries with data for 2014.
- Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 270.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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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