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 0.0425 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0425
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
25th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.0451
in 2012
All-time low
0.0354
in 1991
Years of data
24
1990–2016

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

00.010.020.030.040.051990200320161990: 0.0371991: 0.0351992: 0.0361993: 0.0391994: 0.0411995: 0.041996: 0.041997: 0.041998: 0.0441999: 0.042000: 0.042001: 0.042002: 0.0412003: 0.0412004: 0.0392005: 0.0372006: 0.0392007: 0.042008: 0.0412009: 0.0442010: 0.0422012: 0.0452015: 0.0422016: 0.042

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0425 for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in 2016.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% 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 0.0451 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0354, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 25th of 64 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, urban in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1990 0.0374
1991 0.0354 -5.2%
1992 0.0359 +1.3%
1993 0.0386 +7.7%
1994 0.0408 +5.7%
1995 0.0401 -1.9%
1996 0.0398 -0.7%
1997 0.0401 +0.9%
1998 0.0436 +8.7%
1999 0.0398 -8.7%
2000 0.0402 +0.9%
2001 0.0401 -0.1%
2002 0.0413 +3.1%
2003 0.0411 -0.7%
2004 0.0392 -4.4%
2005 0.0373 -4.9%
2006 0.0388 +4.0%
2007 0.04 +3.0%
2008 0.0407 +1.8%
2009 0.0436 +7.1%
2010 0.0417 -4.3%
2012 0.0451 +8.2%
2015 0.0417 -7.6%
2016 0.0425 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0391 0.0354 0.0436 10
2000s 0.0402 0.0373 0.0436 10
2010s 0.0428 0.0417 0.0451 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 22 Thailand 0.0463 compare
  2. 23 Belize 0.0455 compare
  3. 24 Chile 0.0455 compare
  4. 26 Jamaica 0.042 compare
  5. 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0407 compare
  6. 28 Türkiye 0.0375 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 0.0425 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 0.0451 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 0.0354 in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 64 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 9.4%. 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, urban. 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, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 843 data points, 1990–2021
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