Argentina vs Costa Rica: Average hourly earnings of employees

Argentina

8.21 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2024

Costa Rica

9.73 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2024

Argentina rank

28th

Costa Rica rank

25th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

Argentina
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9.73 international-$ in 2021 prices against 8.21 international-$ in 2021 prices in Argentina, a difference of 1.53 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 28th and Costa Rica ranks 25th of 64 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Average hourly earnings of employees
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 64 places, 923 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Gross remuneration for time worked or work done, vacation, and other types of paid leave.