Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency was 13.27 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
13.27
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
5th
of 63 countries
All-time high
13.32
in 2012
All-time low
10.3
in 1992
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

0510151989200220161989: 10.61990: 10.51991: 10.51992: 10.31993: 11.51994: 11.41995: 11.41996: 10.91997: 11.31998: 11.91999: 12.12000: 12.22001: 11.62002: 11.62003: 11.92004: 11.62005: 11.42006: 11.72007: 11.82008: 12.52009: 13.32010: 12.82012: 13.32015: 132016: 13.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 13.27 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Costa Rica peaked at 13.32 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.3, in 1992.

Costa Rica ranks 5th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, rural in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1989 10.58
1990 10.48 -0.9%
1991 10.5 +0.1%
1992 10.3 -1.9%
1993 11.5 +11.7%
1994 11.45 -0.4%
1995 11.42 -0.3%
1996 10.91 -4.5%
1997 11.26 +3.2%
1998 11.86 +5.3%
1999 12.12 +2.2%
2000 12.23 +0.9%
2001 11.64 -4.9%
2002 11.63 -0.1%
2003 11.86 +2.0%
2004 11.55 -2.6%
2005 11.4 -1.3%
2006 11.71 +2.7%
2007 11.81 +0.9%
2008 12.46 +5.5%
2009 13.28 +6.5%
2010 12.81 -3.5%
2012 13.32 +4.0%
2015 12.95 -2.8%
2016 13.27 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 10.58 10.58 10.58 1
1990s 11.18 10.3 12.12 10
2000s 11.96 11.4 13.28 10
2010s 13.09 12.81 13.32 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 2 Paraguay 79.13 compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 66.83 compare
  3. 4 Colombia 26.78 compare
  4. 6 Chile 12.63 compare
  5. 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 7.76 compare
  6. 8 Uganda 5.64 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Costa Rica?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency in Costa Rica was 13.27 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 13.32 in 2012.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3 in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency?
Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 63 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 local currency values, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 848 data points, 1981–2021
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