Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in public sector by country
Countries reporting
58
Highest
3.51
South Africa
Lowest
1.09
Namibia
Median
1.41
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
669
What the numbers show
Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in public sector is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 3.51 in South Africa; the lowest is 1.09 in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.41, and the mean is 1.54.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 328.3%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 35.2%).
Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in public se: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3.51 | 2019 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 2 | Moldova | 2.54 | 2012 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 2.49 | 2019 | up 29.0% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 2.17 | 2015 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 2.1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 6 | Panama | 2.1 | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 1.97 | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Russia | 1.97 | 2016 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 1.93 | 2021 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 1.9 | 2014 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 11 | Brazil | 1.8 | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 12 | Cyprus | 1.76 | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 13 | Tanzania | 1.76 | 2020 | up 328.3% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 1.73 | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Paraguay | 1.65 | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 16 | France | 1.64 | 2018 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 17 | Austria | 1.62 | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 1.6 | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Ecuador | 1.6 | 2017 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 1.6 | 2018 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 1.58 | 2018 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 22 | Zambia | 1.52 | 2014 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 1.48 | 2018 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 1.48 | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Australia | 1.47 | 2015 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 26 | Switzerland | 1.47 | 2018 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 27 | Vietnam | 1.46 | 2019 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 28 | Bolivia | 1.41 | 2021 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 1.41 | 2017 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 30 | Georgia | 1.41 | 2013 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 1.41 | 2018 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 32 | Iceland | 1.41 | 2013 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 1.4 | 2017 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 34 | El Salvador | 1.4 | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 1.38 | 2018 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 1.37 | 2016 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 37 | Turkey | 1.36 | 2010 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 1.35 | 2020 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 39 | Spain | 1.33 | 2018 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 1.28 | 2017 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 1.27 | 2018 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 42 | Lithuania | 1.27 | 2018 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 1.26 | 2018 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 44 | Honduras | 1.25 | 2019 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 45 | Guatemala | 1.24 | 2017 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 1.23 | 2014 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 1.22 | 2020 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 48 | Peru | 1.22 | 2021 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 1.22 | 2017 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 50 | Jordan | 1.22 | 2016 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 51 | Czechia | 1.2 | 2018 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 52 | Uruguay | 1.19 | 2017 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 53 | Palestine | 1.18 | 2017 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 1.16 | 2016 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 55 | Romania | 1.16 | 2018 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 56 | Belgium | 1.14 | 2018 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 57 | Greece | 1.13 | 2018 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 58 | Namibia | 1.09 | 2015 | down 33.4% | falling |