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

Costa Rica: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 2.44 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
2.44
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 26 countries
All-time high
2.44
in 2016
All-time low
1.5
in 1993
Years of data
25
1989–2016

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

00.511.522.51989200220161989: 1.71990: 1.61991: 1.71992: 1.51993: 1.51994: 1.61995: 1.71996: 1.71997: 1.61998: 1.71999: 1.62000: 1.72001: 1.62002: 1.82003: 1.82004: 1.62005: 1.92006: 1.82007: 1.72008: 1.92009: 1.92010: 2.12012: 2.22015: 2.42016: 2.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 2.44 for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 2.44 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1993.

That places Costa Rica 6th out of 26 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 1.66 1.66 1.66 1
1990s 1.62 1.5 1.75 10
2000s 1.76 1.6 1.9 10
2010s 2.29 2.07 2.44 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 3 Uganda 2.92 compare
  2. 4 Colombia 2.75 compare
  3. 5 Bangladesh 2.5 compare
  4. 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.33 compare
  5. 8 South Africa 2.33 compare
  6. 9 Pakistan 2.16 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 2.44 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.44 in 2016.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1993.
How does Costa Rica rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 363 data points, 1985–2021
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