Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male was 0.3972 compared to all private employees in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.3972 compared to all private employees
World rank
11th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5162 compared to all private employees
in 2015
All-time low
0.1353 compared to all private employees
in 2007
Years of data
16
2000–2021
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.
Analysis
In 2021, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Costa Rica stood at 0.3972 compared to all private employees.
The figure is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5162 compared to all private employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1353 compared to all private employees, in 2007.
Costa Rica ranks 11th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | compared to all private employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1923 compared to all private employees | — |
| 2001 | 0.182 compared to all private employees | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2213 compared to all private employees | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1578 compared to all private employees | -28.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1949 compared to all private employees | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2372 compared to all private employees | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2001 compared to all private employees | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1353 compared to all private employees | -32.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2064 compared to all private employees | +52.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1934 compared to all private employees | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3688 compared to all private employees | +90.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4108 compared to all private employees | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5162 compared to all private employees | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5107 compared to all private employees | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.441 compared to all private employees | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3972 compared to all private employees | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1921 compared to all private employees | 0.1353 compared to all private employees | 0.2372 compared to all private employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4495 compared to all private employees | 0.3688 compared to all private employees | 0.5162 compared to all private employees | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3972 compared to all private employees | 0.3972 compared to all private employees | 0.3972 compared to all private employees | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 8 Tanzania 0.5009 compared to all private employees compare
- 9 Guatemala 0.482 compared to all private employees compare
- 10 Turkey 0.399 compared to all private employees compare
- 12 Pakistan 0.3532 compared to all private employees compare
- 13 Peru 0.3414 compared to all private employees compare
- 14 Jordan 0.3294 compared to all private employees compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Costa Rica?
- Public sector wage premium, by gender: male in Costa Rica was 0.3972 compared to all private employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5162 compared to all private employees in 2015.
- What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1353 compared to all private employees in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public sector wage premium, by gender: male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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