Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in 2025. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Costa Rica peaked at 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.57 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1981.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.57 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.93 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.33 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.6 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.96 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.05 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.44 international-$ in 2021 prices | 16.28 international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.19 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.21 international-$ in 2021 prices | 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 39 Uruguay 26.84 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 40 Chile 24.57 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 41 Slovakia 24.46 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 43 Hungary 22.14 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 44 Serbia 21.06 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 45 Russia 20.29 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Costa Rica?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Costa Rica was 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.39 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.57 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.