Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 2.46 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
2.46
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 31 countries
All-time high
2.49
in 2015
All-time low
1.54
in 1992
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.511.522.51989200220161989: 1.71990: 1.71991: 1.71992: 1.51993: 1.51994: 1.61995: 1.71996: 1.71997: 1.81998: 1.71999: 1.72000: 1.62001: 1.72002: 1.82003: 1.82004: 1.72005: 1.82006: 1.82007: 1.82008: 1.82009: 1.92010: 2.12012: 2.32015: 2.52016: 2.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 2.46 for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 2.49 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.54, in 1992.

That places Costa Rica 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.7 1.7 1.7 1
1990s 1.67 1.54 1.78 10
2000s 1.76 1.65 1.88 10
2010s 2.33 2.11 2.49 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 2 Uganda 3.89 compare
  2. 3 Brazil 3.21 compare
  3. 4 Colombia 2.64 compare
  4. 6 Tanzania 2.34 compare
  5. 7 Bangladesh 2.3 compare
  6. 8 Ghana 2.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 2.46 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.49 in 2015.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.54 in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2016.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 399 data points, 1970–2021
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