Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.049 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.049
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
27th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0515
in 2009
All-time low
0.041
in 1992
Years of data
24
1990–2016

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Costa Rica, 1990–2016

00.020.040.061990200320161990: 0.0441991: 0.0431992: 0.0411993: 0.0441994: 0.0471995: 0.0461996: 0.0451997: 0.0461998: 0.0491999: 0.0472000: 0.0482001: 0.0492002: 0.0492003: 0.0482004: 0.0462005: 0.0432006: 0.0442007: 0.0452008: 0.0472009: 0.0522010: 0.0492012: 0.0512015: 0.0472016: 0.049

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.049 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2016.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0515 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.041, in 1992.

Costa Rica ranks 27th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1990 0.0437
1991 0.0431 -1.4%
1992 0.041 -4.8%
1993 0.0443 +8.2%
1994 0.0475 +7.0%
1995 0.0464 -2.3%
1996 0.0452 -2.4%
1997 0.0456 +0.9%
1998 0.0491 +7.5%
1999 0.0466 -5.0%
2000 0.0476 +2.2%
2001 0.0489 +2.6%
2002 0.0488 -0.2%
2003 0.0484 -0.7%
2004 0.0462 -4.6%
2005 0.0435 -5.9%
2006 0.0442 +1.7%
2007 0.0446 +0.9%
2008 0.047 +5.4%
2009 0.0515 +9.7%
2010 0.0494 -4.1%
2012 0.0508 +2.9%
2015 0.0475 -6.6%
2016 0.049 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0452 0.041 0.0491 10
2000s 0.0471 0.0435 0.0515 10
2010s 0.0492 0.0475 0.0508 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 24 Belize 0.0524 compare
  2. 25 Türkiye 0.0506 compare
  3. 26 Uruguay 0.0498 compare
  4. 28 Chile 0.0465 compare
  5. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0448 compare
  6. 30 South Africa 0.0439 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Costa Rica?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Costa Rica was 0.049 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0515 in 2009.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 888 data points, 1990–2021
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