Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health was -0.0234 compared to paid wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
-0.0234 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 91.6%
World rank
17th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.0234 compared to paid wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.3445 compared to paid wage employees
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health in Brazil, 2002–2017

-0.3-0.2-0.1-02002200920172002: -0.344 compared to paid wage employees2003: -0.313 compared to paid wage employees2004: -0.324 compared to paid wage employees2005: -0.282 compared to paid wage employees2006: -0.316 compared to paid wage employees2007: -0.269 compared to paid wage employees2008: -0.3 compared to paid wage employees2009: -0.27 compared to paid wage employees2011: -0.296 compared to paid wage employees2012: -0.279 compared to paid wage employees2014: -0.253 compared to paid wage employees2015: -0.279 compared to paid wage employees2017: -0.023 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Brazil stood at -0.0234 compared to paid wage employees. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.6% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Brazil peaked at -0.0234 compared to paid wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.3445 compared to paid wage employees, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 17th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2002 -0.3445 compared to paid wage employees
2003 -0.3127 compared to paid wage employees -9.2%
2004 -0.324 compared to paid wage employees +3.6%
2005 -0.2821 compared to paid wage employees -12.9%
2006 -0.3158 compared to paid wage employees +11.9%
2007 -0.2687 compared to paid wage employees -14.9%
2008 -0.3005 compared to paid wage employees +11.8%
2009 -0.2703 compared to paid wage employees -10.1%
2011 -0.2962 compared to paid wage employees +9.6%
2012 -0.2786 compared to paid wage employees -5.9%
2014 -0.2527 compared to paid wage employees -9.3%
2015 -0.279 compared to paid wage employees +10.4%
2017 -0.0234 compared to paid wage employees -91.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.3023 compared to paid wage employees -0.3445 compared to paid wage employees -0.2687 compared to paid wage employees 8
2010s -0.226 compared to paid wage employees -0.2962 compared to paid wage employees -0.0234 compared to paid wage employees 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 14 Philippines 0.032 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 15 Chile -0.0002 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 16 Palestine, State of -0.0141 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 18 Uruguay -0.1201 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 19 Dominican Republic -0.1224 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 20 Argentina -0.1322 compared to paid wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Brazil?
Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Brazil was -0.0234 compared to paid wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was -0.0234 compared to paid wage employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3445 compared to paid wage employees in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health?
Brazil ranks 17th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 260 data points, 2000–2021
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