Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Brazil

Brazil: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female was 4.33 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
4.33
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
2nd
of 28 countries
All-time high
4.33
in 2020
All-time low
1.18
in 1992
Years of data
26
1992–2020

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, 1992–2020

12341992200620201992: 1.21993: 1.21995: 1.31996: 1.21997: 1.31998: 1.21999: 1.32001: 1.32002: 1.42003: 1.42004: 1.32005: 1.42006: 1.52007: 1.42008: 1.52009: 1.42011: 1.42012: 3.62013: 3.12014: 3.42015: 3.72016: 42017: 3.72018: 42019: 4.22020: 4.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Brazil is 4.33, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 209.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Brazil peaked at 4.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 1992.

That places Brazil 2nd out of 28 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 1.18 —
1993 1.19 +0.3%
1995 1.3 +9.5%
1996 1.2 -7.7%
1997 1.28 +6.6%
1998 1.21 -5.1%
1999 1.28 +5.3%
2001 1.33 +4.3%
2002 1.41 +5.5%
2003 1.35 -3.9%
2004 1.34 -1.0%
2005 1.36 +2.0%
2006 1.46 +6.8%
2007 1.4 -3.9%
2008 1.45 +3.9%
2009 1.4 -3.8%
2011 1.36 -2.6%
2012 3.57 +161.8%
2013 3.12 -12.5%
2014 3.37 +7.9%
2015 3.68 +9.3%
2016 4 +8.6%
2017 3.67 -8.2%
2018 4 +8.9%
2019 4.17 +4.2%
2020 4.33 +4.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 4.33 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.85, 2.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 4.33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95, 2.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +161.8% 1.36 3.57

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.23 1.18 1.3 7
2000s 1.39 1.33 1.46 9
2010s 3.44 1.36 4.17 9
2020s 4.33 4.33 4.33 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Uganda 16.67 compare
  2. 3 Rwanda 4.32 compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 3.5 compare
  4. 5 Ghana 3.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Brazil?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Brazil was 4.33 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 4.33 in 2020.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female?
Brazil ranks 2nd out of 28 countries with data for 2020.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 209.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 381 data points, 1970–2021
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