Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8611 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8611
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
26th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.9238
in 1993
All-time low
0.793
in 1990
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.20.40.60.811989200220161989: 0.8131990: 0.7931991: 0.851992: 0.8931993: 0.9241994: 0.8651995: 0.81996: 0.8881997: 0.9191998: 0.8131999: 0.8372000: 0.8592001: 0.8652002: 0.8272003: 0.8752004: 0.912005: 0.8842006: 0.8992007: 0.8792008: 0.842009: 0.9022010: 0.832012: 0.8942015: 0.8672016: 0.861

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.8611 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in 2016.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9238 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.793, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 26th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1989 0.8125
1990 0.793 -2.4%
1991 0.8497 +7.1%
1992 0.8929 +5.1%
1993 0.9238 +3.5%
1994 0.8645 -6.4%
1995 0.8 -7.5%
1996 0.8883 +11.0%
1997 0.9193 +3.5%
1998 0.8125 -11.6%
1999 0.8373 +3.1%
2000 0.8594 +2.6%
2001 0.8651 +0.7%
2002 0.8273 -4.4%
2003 0.875 +5.8%
2004 0.91 +4.0%
2005 0.884 -2.9%
2006 0.8988 +1.7%
2007 0.8791 -2.2%
2008 0.8398 -4.5%
2009 0.9021 +7.4%
2010 0.8303 -8.0%
2012 0.8938 +7.7%
2015 0.8667 -3.0%
2016 0.8611 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8125 0.8125 0.8125 1
1990s 0.8581 0.793 0.9238 10
2000s 0.8741 0.8273 0.91 10
2010s 0.863 0.8303 0.8938 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 23 Cambodia 0.8696 compare
  2. 24 Jamaica 0.8667 compare
  3. 25 Bulgaria 0.8658 compare
  4. 27 Greece 0.8571 compare
  5. 28 Hungary 0.8548 compare
  6. 29 Lithuania 0.8475 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 0.8611 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9238 in 1993.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.793 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 879 data points, 1981–2021
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