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

Colombia: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 2.64 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.64
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
2.66
in 2019
All-time low
0.8235
in 1999
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

11.522.51996200820211996: 21999: 0.8242000: 1.72001: 2.42002: 2.32003: 2.42004: 2.22005: 2.22008: 2.52009: 2.42010: 2.52011: 2.62012: 2.62013: 2.52014: 2.62015: 2.62016: 2.62017: 2.62018: 2.62019: 2.72020: 2.62021: 2.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 2.64 for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Colombia peaked at 2.66 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8235, in 1999.

That places Colombia 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.42 0.8235 2.01 2
2000s 2.27 1.65 2.45 8
2010s 2.58 2.5 2.66 10
2020s 2.63 2.62 2.64 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Rwanda 4.6 compare
  2. 2 Uganda 3.89 compare
  3. 3 Brazil 3.21 compare
  4. 5 Costa Rica 2.46 compare
  5. 6 Tanzania 2.34 compare
  6. 7 Bangladesh 2.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Colombia?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Colombia was 2.64 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 2.66 in 2019.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8235 in 1999.
How does Colombia rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 399 data points, 1970–2021
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