Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Costa Rica peaked at 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Percentage of full-time employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment | — |
| 2011 | 15.51 Percentage of full-time employment | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 15.64 Percentage of full-time employment | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 14.72 Percentage of full-time employment | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 15.06 Percentage of full-time employment | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 14.87 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.04 Percentage of full-time employment | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 12.8 Percentage of full-time employment | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 11.74 Percentage of full-time employment | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 11.59 Percentage of full-time employment | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.39 Percentage of full-time employment | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 11.63 Percentage of full-time employment | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 10.12 Percentage of full-time employment | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 9.17 Percentage of full-time employment | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 8.9 Percentage of full-time employment | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.39 Percentage of full-time employment | 11.59 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.51 Percentage of full-time employment | 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.39 Percentage of full-time employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 28 Greece 9.73 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 29 Denmark 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 30 Spain 9.51 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 32 Iceland 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 33 Brazil 7.06 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 34 Norway 6.73 Percentage of full-time employment compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Costa Rica?
- Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Costa Rica was 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment in 2010.
- What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.