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 0.038 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.038
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
22nd
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.0381
in 2012
All-time low
0.0295
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

00.010.020.030.041990200320161990: 0.031991: 0.031992: 0.0291993: 0.0331994: 0.0331995: 0.0331996: 0.0311997: 0.0321998: 0.0341999: 0.0352000: 0.0352001: 0.0332002: 0.0332003: 0.0342004: 0.0332005: 0.0332006: 0.0342007: 0.0342008: 0.0362009: 0.0382010: 0.0372012: 0.0382015: 0.0372016: 0.038

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Costa Rica stood at 0.038.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% 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 0.0381 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0295, in 1992.

That places Costa Rica 22nd out of 63 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, rural in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1990 0.03
1991 0.03 +0.1%
1992 0.0295 -1.9%
1993 0.0329 +11.7%
1994 0.0328 -0.4%
1995 0.0327 -0.3%
1996 0.0312 -4.5%
1997 0.0322 +3.2%
1998 0.0339 +5.3%
1999 0.0347 +2.2%
2000 0.035 +0.9%
2001 0.0333 -4.9%
2002 0.0333 -0.1%
2003 0.034 +2.0%
2004 0.0331 -2.6%
2005 0.0326 -1.3%
2006 0.0335 +2.7%
2007 0.0338 +0.9%
2008 0.0357 +5.5%
2009 0.038 +6.5%
2010 0.0367 -3.5%
2012 0.0381 +4.0%
2015 0.0371 -2.8%
2016 0.038 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.032 0.0295 0.0347 10
2000s 0.0342 0.0326 0.038 10
2010s 0.0375 0.0367 0.0381 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 19 Lithuania 0.0432 compare
  2. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.04 compare
  3. 21 Jamaica 0.0388 compare
  4. 23 Uruguay 0.0369 compare
  5. 24 Ecuador 0.0358 compare
  6. 25 Thailand 0.0357 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 0.038 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 0.0381 in 2012.
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 0.0295 in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 63 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 13.3%. 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, rural. 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, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 823 data points, 1990–2021
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