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

Colombia: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians was 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6872 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 129.3%
World rank
1st
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.6872 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
All-time low
0.2844 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Years of data
11
2008–2020

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians in Colombia, 2008–2020

00.20.40.62008201420202008: 0.329 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.416 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.356 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.471 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.457 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.388 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.523 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.493 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.284 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.3 compared to formal wage employees2020: 0.687 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2020, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in Colombia stood at 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 129.3% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in Colombia peaked at 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2844 compared to formal wage employees, in 2016.

Colombia ranks 1st of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3728 compared to formal wage employees 0.3294 compared to formal wage employees 0.4163 compared to formal wage employees 2
2010s 0.4091 compared to formal wage employees 0.2844 compared to formal wage employees 0.5228 compared to formal wage employees 8
2020s 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Zambia 0.4662 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 3 El Salvador 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 Tanzania 0.3767 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in Colombia?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in Colombia was 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2844 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
How does Colombia rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Colombia ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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