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

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

Latest (2021)
2.75
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
4th
of 26 countries
All-time high
2.77
in 2019
All-time low
0.8235
in 1999
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

11.522.531996200820211996: 21999: 0.8242000: 2.32001: 2.32002: 2.32003: 2.42004: 2.22005: 2.22008: 2.52009: 2.42010: 2.52011: 2.52012: 2.52013: 2.62014: 2.52015: 2.52016: 2.62017: 2.52018: 2.62019: 2.82020: 2.62021: 2.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia is 2.75, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia peaked at 2.77 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8235, in 1999.

Colombia ranks 4th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 2.33 2.2 2.5 8
2010s 2.56 2.49 2.77 10
2020s 2.69 2.62 2.75 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Rwanda 5 compare
  2. 2 Brazil 3 compare
  3. 3 Uganda 2.92 compare
  4. 5 Bangladesh 2.5 compare
  5. 6 Costa Rica 2.44 compare
  6. 7 Tanzania 2.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Colombia was 2.75 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 2.77 in 2019.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2021.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 363 data points, 1985–2021
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