Public sector wage premium in Finland

Finland: Public sector wage premium was -0.0629 compared to formal wage employees in 2018. β—† Volatile

Latest (2018)
-0.0629 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 338.1%
World rank
47th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.0126 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
All-time low
-0.0629 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2018

Public sector wage premium in Finland, 2008–2018

-0.06-0.04-0.0200.022008201320182008: -0.01 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.001 compared to formal wage employees2013: -0.021 compared to formal wage employees2014: -0.004 compared to formal wage employees2015: -0.018 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.013 compared to formal wage employees2017: -0.014 compared to formal wage employees2018: -0.063 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

Finland recorded -0.0629 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 338.1% on the previous year and down 554.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium in Finland peaked at 0.0126 compared to formal wage employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0629 compared to formal wage employees, in 2018.

Finland ranks 47th of 54 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0096 compared to formal wage employees -0.0096 compared to formal wage employees -0.0096 compared to formal wage employees 1
2010s -0.0152 compared to formal wage employees -0.0629 compared to formal wage employees 0.0126 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 44 Slovakia -0.0388 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 45 United Kingdom -0.0477 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 46 Belgium -0.0483 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 48 Hungary -0.093 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 49 Russia -0.1077 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 50 Iceland -0.121 compared to formal wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 54 places β†’

More reference data data for Finland

All data for Finland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium in Finland?
Public sector wage premium in Finland was -0.0629 compared to formal wage employees in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0126 compared to formal wage employees in 2016.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0629 compared to formal wage employees in 2018.
How does Finland rank for public sector wage premium?
Finland ranks 47th out of 54 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector wage premium rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 554.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Public sector wage premium (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 658 data points, 2000–2021
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