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

Colombia: Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health was 0.2602 compared to paid wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2602 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
9th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.455 compared to paid wage employees
in 2002
All-time low
0.055 compared to paid wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health in Colombia, 2001–2017

0.10.20.30.40.52001200920172001: 0.265 compared to paid wage employees2002: 0.455 compared to paid wage employees2003: 0.131 compared to paid wage employees2004: 0.226 compared to paid wage employees2005: 0.154 compared to paid wage employees2006: 0.055 compared to paid wage employees2007: 0.185 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.063 compared to paid wage employees2009: 0.211 compared to paid wage employees2010: 0.318 compared to paid wage employees2011: 0.181 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.099 compared to paid wage employees2013: 0.336 compared to paid wage employees2014: 0.253 compared to paid wage employees2015: 0.317 compared to paid wage employees2016: 0.314 compared to paid wage employees2017: 0.26 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.2602 compared to paid wage employees for public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in 2017.

The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Colombia peaked at 0.455 compared to paid wage employees in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.055 compared to paid wage employees, in 2006.

That places Colombia 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2001 0.2652 compared to paid wage employees
2002 0.455 compared to paid wage employees +71.6%
2003 0.1314 compared to paid wage employees -71.1%
2004 0.2261 compared to paid wage employees +72.1%
2005 0.1543 compared to paid wage employees -31.8%
2006 0.055 compared to paid wage employees -64.4%
2007 0.1853 compared to paid wage employees +237.3%
2008 0.0627 compared to paid wage employees -66.2%
2009 0.2113 compared to paid wage employees +236.9%
2010 0.3179 compared to paid wage employees +50.4%
2011 0.1808 compared to paid wage employees -43.1%
2012 0.0986 compared to paid wage employees -45.5%
2013 0.3364 compared to paid wage employees +241.1%
2014 0.2534 compared to paid wage employees -24.7%
2015 0.3171 compared to paid wage employees +25.2%
2016 0.3136 compared to paid wage employees -1.1%
2017 0.2602 compared to paid wage employees -17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.194 compared to paid wage employees 0.055 compared to paid wage employees 0.455 compared to paid wage employees 9
2010s 0.2598 compared to paid wage employees 0.0986 compared to paid wage employees 0.3364 compared to paid wage employees 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 6 Pakistan 0.4059 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 7 Honduras 0.334 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 8 Ecuador 0.2748 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 10 El Salvador 0.2377 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 11 Guatemala 0.1261 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 12 Sri Lanka 0.1068 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 Colombia?
Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Colombia was 0.2602 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.455 compared to paid wage employees in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.055 compared to paid wage employees in 2006.
How does Colombia rank for public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health?
Colombia ranks 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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 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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