Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 was 2.43 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
2.43
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 28 countries
All-time high
2.43
in 2016
All-time low
1.47
in 1992
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.511.522.51989200220161989: 1.61990: 1.61991: 1.61992: 1.51993: 1.51994: 1.51995: 1.71996: 1.71997: 1.71998: 1.71999: 1.62000: 1.62001: 1.72002: 1.72003: 1.72004: 1.72005: 1.82006: 1.82007: 1.72008: 1.82009: 1.92010: 2.12012: 2.22015: 2.42016: 2.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica stood at 2.43. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 2.43 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.47, in 1992.

Costa Rica ranks 5th of 28 countries on this measure, 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 1.62 1.62 1.62 1
1990s 1.62 1.47 1.7 10
2000s 1.76 1.58 1.91 10
2010s 2.3 2.11 2.43 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 2 Rwanda 5.52
  2. 3 Brazil 3.33 compare
  3. 4 Colombia 2.75 compare
  4. 6 Bangladesh 2.4 compare
  5. 7 Tanzania 2.32 compare
  6. 8 Pakistan 2.08 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 2.43 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.43 in 2016.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.47 in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for public to private wage gap, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 381 data points, 1970–2021
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