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

Colombia: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female was 2.75 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.75
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 28 countries
All-time high
2.78
in 2019
All-time low
1.24
in 1999
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Colombia, 1996–2021

01231996200820211996: 2.11999: 1.22000: 1.92001: 2.32002: 2.42003: 2.42004: 2.32005: 2.12008: 2.42009: 2.42010: 2.52011: 2.62012: 2.62013: 2.62014: 2.72015: 2.62016: 2.62017: 2.72018: 2.72019: 2.82020: 2.72021: 2.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 2.75 for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Colombia peaked at 2.78 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 1999.

That places Colombia 8th out of 28 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.65 1.24 2.06 2
2000s 2.28 1.92 2.43 8
2010s 2.66 2.52 2.78 10
2020s 2.74 2.73 2.75 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 5 Ghana 3.27 compare
  2. 6 Costa Rica 2.86 compare
  3. 7 Tanzania 2.86 compare
  4. 9 Mauritius 2.6 compare
  5. 10 Bangladesh 2.56 compare
  6. 11 Sri Lanka 2.49 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Colombia?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female in Colombia was 2.75 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 2.78 in 2019.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 1999.
How does Colombia rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female?
Colombia ranks 8th out of 28 countries with data for 2021.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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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