Public sector wage premium in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public sector wage premium was 0.1806 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.1806 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
16th
of 54 countries
All-time high
0.2443 compared to formal wage employees
in 2010
All-time low
0.0388 compared to formal wage employees
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Public sector wage premium in Uruguay, 2001–2017

0.050.10.150.20.252001200920172001: 0.039 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.054 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.083 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.123 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.158 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.159 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.201 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.244 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.224 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.244 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.195 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.194 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.195 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.188 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.189 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.181 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium in Uruguay stood at 0.1806 compared to formal wage employees.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium in Uruguay peaked at 0.2443 compared to formal wage employees in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0388 compared to formal wage employees, in 2001.

Uruguay ranks 16th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1427 compared to formal wage employees 0.0388 compared to formal wage employees 0.244 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.198 compared to formal wage employees 0.1806 compared to formal wage employees 0.2443 compared to formal wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Spain 0.2161 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 14 Pakistan 0.1973 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 15 Brazil 0.1971 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 17 Honduras 0.1686 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 18 Chile 0.1514 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 19 Australia 0.1437 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium in Uruguay?
Public sector wage premium in Uruguay was 0.1806 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.2443 compared to formal wage employees in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0388 compared to formal wage employees in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector wage premium?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 54 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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