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

Peru: Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health was 0.5578 compared to paid wage employees in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.5578 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 233.3%
World rank
5th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.5578 compared to paid wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.1854 compared to paid wage employees
in 2004
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health in Peru, 2000–2017

-0.200.20.40.62000200820172000: 0.024 compared to paid wage employees2001: -0.159 compared to paid wage employees2002: 0.265 compared to paid wage employees2004: -0.185 compared to paid wage employees2005: 0.097 compared to paid wage employees2006: 0.048 compared to paid wage employees2007: -0.09 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.41 compared to paid wage employees2009: -0.003 compared to paid wage employees2010: -0.146 compared to paid wage employees2011: 0.249 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.18 compared to paid wage employees2013: 0.177 compared to paid wage employees2014: -0.091 compared to paid wage employees2015: 0.167 compared to paid wage employees2017: 0.558 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.5578 compared to paid wage employees for public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 233.3% on the previous year and up 721.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Peru peaked at 0.5578 compared to paid wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.1854 compared to paid wage employees, in 2004.

Peru ranks 5th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2000 0.0245 compared to paid wage employees
2001 -0.1586 compared to paid wage employees -747.9%
2002 0.2646 compared to paid wage employees -266.9%
2004 -0.1854 compared to paid wage employees -170.1%
2005 0.0971 compared to paid wage employees -152.4%
2006 0.0475 compared to paid wage employees -51.1%
2007 -0.0898 compared to paid wage employees -288.8%
2008 0.4096 compared to paid wage employees -556.4%
2009 -0.0026 compared to paid wage employees -100.6%
2010 -0.1456 compared to paid wage employees +5437.1%
2011 0.249 compared to paid wage employees -271.0%
2012 0.1804 compared to paid wage employees -27.6%
2013 0.177 compared to paid wage employees -1.9%
2014 -0.0908 compared to paid wage employees -151.3%
2015 0.1673 compared to paid wage employees -284.3%
2017 0.5578 compared to paid wage employees +233.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0452 compared to paid wage employees -0.1854 compared to paid wage employees 0.4096 compared to paid wage employees 9
2010s 0.1564 compared to paid wage employees -0.1456 compared to paid wage employees 0.5578 compared to paid wage employees 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 2 South Africa 0.7789 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 3 Costa Rica 0.7171 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 4 Ethiopia 0.6614 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 6 Pakistan 0.4059 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 7 Honduras 0.334 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 8 Ecuador 0.2748 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 Peru?
Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Peru was 0.5578 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5578 compared to paid wage employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1854 compared to paid wage employees in 2004.
How does Peru rank for public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health?
Peru ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 721.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru 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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