Real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 8.61 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
8.61
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 65 countries
All-time high
9
in 2012
All-time low
7.29
in 1991
Years of data
24
1990–2016

Real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Costa Rica, 1990–2016

024681990200320161990: 7.71991: 7.31992: 7.41993: 81994: 8.41995: 81996: 8.11997: 8.21998: 8.71999: 8.52000: 8.62001: 8.52002: 8.62003: 8.52004: 8.32005: 7.82006: 8.22007: 8.42008: 8.52009: 92010: 8.52012: 92015: 8.62016: 8.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Costa Rica is 8.61, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Costa Rica peaked at 9 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.29, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 25th of 65 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 month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1990 7.71
1991 7.29 -5.4%
1992 7.38 +1.1%
1993 8.01 +8.6%
1994 8.45 +5.5%
1995 8.01 -5.2%
1996 8.07 +0.8%
1997 8.24 +2.1%
1998 8.75 +6.1%
1999 8.48 -3.1%
2000 8.55 +0.9%
2001 8.49 -0.7%
2002 8.62 +1.5%
2003 8.54 -1.0%
2004 8.34 -2.2%
2005 7.79 -6.6%
2006 8.15 +4.7%
2007 8.43 +3.4%
2008 8.55 +1.4%
2009 8.96 +4.8%
2010 8.54 -4.6%
2012 9 +5.3%
2015 8.61 -4.3%
2016 8.61 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.04 7.29 8.75 10
2000s 8.44 7.79 8.96 10
2010s 8.69 8.54 9 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 22 Latvia 9.36 compare
  2. 23 Lithuania 9.04 compare
  3. 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.84 compare
  4. 26 Thailand 8.59 compare
  5. 27 Chile 8.45 compare
  6. 28 Uruguay 8.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Costa Rica?
Real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Costa Rica was 8.61 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2012.
What is the lowest real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.29 in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 65 countries with data for 2016.
Is real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real median earnings per month, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 864 data points, 1990–2021
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