Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians in Belgium

Belgium: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians was -0.099 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
-0.099 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 32.0%
World rank
47th
of 53 countries
All-time high
-0.0294 compared to formal wage employees
in 2004
All-time low
-0.1674 compared to formal wage employees
in 2010
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians in Belgium, 2004–2018

-0.15-0.1-0.052004201120182004: -0.029 compared to formal wage employees2005: -0.066 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.073 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.036 compared to formal wage employees2008: -0.131 compared to formal wage employees2009: -0.151 compared to formal wage employees2010: -0.167 compared to formal wage employees2011: -0.067 compared to formal wage employees2012: -0.052 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.031 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.127 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.094 compared to formal wage employees2016: -0.115 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.075 compared to formal wage employees2018: -0.099 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded -0.099 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in 2018.

That represents a change of down 32.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in Belgium peaked at -0.0294 compared to formal wage employees in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.1674 compared to formal wage employees, in 2010.

Belgium ranks 47th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0811 compared to formal wage employees -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees -0.0294 compared to formal wage employees 6
2010s -0.0919 compared to formal wage employees -0.1674 compared to formal wage employees -0.0315 compared to formal wage employees 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 44 Portugal -0.0695 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 45 France -0.0836 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 46 Switzerland -0.0909 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 48 United Kingdom -0.1175 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 49 Spain -0.1425 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 50 Finland -0.1483 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in Belgium?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in Belgium was -0.099 compared to formal wage employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was -0.0294 compared to formal wage employees in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1674 compared to formal wage employees in 2010.
How does Belgium rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Belgium ranks 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians (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: Technicians (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 615 data points, 2000–2021
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