Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 was 0.8341 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8341
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
33rd
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8929
in 1992
All-time low
0.8032
in 2008
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.20.40.60.81989200220161989: 0.8741990: 0.8241991: 0.871992: 0.8931993: 0.871994: 0.8591995: 0.8041996: 0.8281997: 0.8251998: 0.8281999: 0.8122000: 0.8192001: 0.8282002: 0.812003: 0.8382004: 0.872005: 0.8632006: 0.8552007: 0.8142008: 0.8032009: 0.842010: 0.8132012: 0.8822015: 0.852016: 0.834

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.8341 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in 2016.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8929 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.8032, in 2008.

That places Costa Rica 33rd out of 71 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1989 0.8739
1990 0.8236 -5.8%
1991 0.8695 +5.6%
1992 0.8929 +2.7%
1993 0.8695 -2.6%
1994 0.8594 -1.2%
1995 0.804 -6.4%
1996 0.8283 +3.0%
1997 0.8245 -0.5%
1998 0.8281 +0.4%
1999 0.8119 -2.0%
2000 0.819 +0.9%
2001 0.8281 +1.1%
2002 0.8103 -2.1%
2003 0.8383 +3.5%
2004 0.8695 +3.7%
2005 0.8634 -0.7%
2006 0.8554 -0.9%
2007 0.814 -4.8%
2008 0.8032 -1.3%
2009 0.84 +4.6%
2010 0.8134 -3.2%
2012 0.8822 +8.5%
2015 0.85 -3.7%
2016 0.8341 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8739 0.8739 0.8739 1
1990s 0.8412 0.804 0.8929 10
2000s 0.8341 0.8032 0.8695 10
2010s 0.8449 0.8134 0.8822 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 30 Mexico 0.843 compare
  2. 31 Egypt 0.84 compare
  3. 32 Romania 0.8375 compare
  4. 34 Brazil 0.8333 compare
  5. 35 Portugal 0.8315 compare
  6. 36 Sweden 0.8241 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 0.8341 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8929 in 1992.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8032 in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 933 data points, 1970–2021
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