Public sector wage premium in Poland

Poland: Public sector wage premium was 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0082 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 72.5%
World rank
41st
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.1358 compared to formal wage employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.0082 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Public sector wage premium in Poland, 2005–2017

00.050.10.152005201120172005: 0.092 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.1 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.136 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.041 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.047 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.107 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.12 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.123 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.091 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.078 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.057 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.03 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.008 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium in Poland is 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.5% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium in Poland peaked at 0.1358 compared to formal wage employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees, in 2017.

That places Poland 41st out of 54 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.083 compared to formal wage employees 0.0407 compared to formal wage employees 0.1358 compared to formal wage employees 5
2010s 0.0767 compared to formal wage employees 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees 0.1232 compared to formal wage employees 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 38 Malta 0.0415 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 39 Croatia 0.0412 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 40 Czechia 0.0357 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 42 Switzerland -0.0067 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 43 Argentina -0.0204 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 44 Slovakia -0.0388 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium in Poland?
Public sector wage premium in Poland was 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1358 compared to formal wage employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
How does Poland rank for public sector wage premium?
Poland ranks 41st out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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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