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Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? in South Africa

South Africa: Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? was 1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? in South Africa, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 1 for does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? in South Africa peaked at 1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

South Africa ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? in South Africa, year by year

Year Value Change
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2001 0 —
2002 0 —
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 1 —
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0.6 0 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? in South Africa?
Does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? in South Africa was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
What is the lowest does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does South Africa rank for does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value??
South Africa ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value?
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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