Daily mean income 2011 ppp in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Daily mean income 2011 ppp was 23.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23.63
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
43rd
of 119 countries
All-time high
23.79
in 2017
All-time low
5.38
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2023

Daily mean income 2011 ppp in Costa Rica, 1981–2023

5101520251981200220231981: 5.41986: 5.61989: 91990: 9.31991: 8.51992: 91993: 10.51994: 11.81995: 11.31996: 10.71997: 11.31998: 12.71999: 12.32000: 12.22001: 16.72002: 16.92003: 16.62004: 15.52005: 16.12006: 16.82007: 18.72008: 18.82009: 20.62010: 212011: 21.72012: 22.42013: 23.12014: 22.52015: 22.62016: 23.42017: 23.82018: 23.22019: 23.12020: 20.12021: 22.82022: 22.22023: 23.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 23.63 for daily mean income 2011 ppp in 2023.

The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily mean income 2011 ppp in Costa Rica peaked at 23.79 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.38, in 1981.

That places Costa Rica 43rd out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Daily mean income 2011 ppp in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Daily mean income 2011 ppp in Costa Rica, 1981 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1981 5.38 —
1986 5.57 +3.6%
1989 8.98 +61.1%
1990 9.26 +3.2%
1991 8.5 -8.3%
1992 9.03 +6.2%
1993 10.46 +15.9%
1994 11.81 +12.9%
1995 11.27 -4.6%
1996 10.68 -5.2%
1997 11.27 +5.5%
1998 12.66 +12.4%
1999 12.33 -2.6%
2000 12.23 -0.8%
2001 16.67 +36.3%
2002 16.94 +1.6%
2003 16.6 -2.0%
2004 15.52 -6.5%
2005 16.13 +3.9%
2006 16.79 +4.1%
2007 18.69 +11.3%
2008 18.83 +0.7%
2009 20.58 +9.3%
2010 21 +2.1%
2011 21.67 +3.2%
2012 22.38 +3.3%
2013 23.07 +3.1%
2014 22.54 -2.3%
2015 22.55 +0.1%
2016 23.42 +3.8%
2017 23.79 +1.6%
2018 23.24 -2.3%
2019 23.13 -0.4%
2020 20.07 -13.3%
2021 22.82 +13.7%
2022 22.17 -2.9%
2023 23.63 +6.6%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 23.63 is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.91, 51% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 23.63 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.25, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Daily mean income 2011 ppp in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +61.1% 5.57 8.98

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.65 5.38 8.98 3
1990s 10.73 8.5 12.66 10
2000s 16.9 12.23 20.58 10
2010s 22.68 21 23.79 10
2020s 22.17 20.07 23.63 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 40 Turkey 24.48 compare
  2. 41 Romania 24.47 compare
  3. 42 Panama 24.1 compare
  4. 44 Belarus 21.4 compare
  5. 45 Brazil 20.6 compare
  6. 46 Russia 19.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily mean income 2011 ppp in Costa Rica?
Daily mean income 2011 ppp in Costa Rica was 23.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily mean income 2011 ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 23.79 in 2017.
What is the lowest daily mean income 2011 ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 5.38 in 1981.
How does Costa Rica rank for daily mean income 2011 ppp?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily mean income 2011 ppp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily mean income 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Daily mean income 2011 ppp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
119 places, 2,016 data points, 1963–2023
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