Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings was 1.44 Factor of decile 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of decile 1.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.44 Factor of decile 1 for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Costa Rica peaked at 1.92 Factor of decile 1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.44 Factor of decile 1, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 30th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Factor of decile 1 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.92 Factor of decile 1 | — |
| 2011 | 1.86 Factor of decile 1 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.81 Factor of decile 1 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.83 Factor of decile 1 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.79 Factor of decile 1 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.77 Factor of decile 1 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.65 Factor of decile 1 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 1.64 Factor of decile 1 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6 Factor of decile 1 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.62 Factor of decile 1 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.78 Factor of decile 1 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 1.66 Factor of decile 1 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.51 Factor of decile 1 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 1.47 Factor of decile 1 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.46 Factor of decile 1 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.44 Factor of decile 1 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.75 Factor of decile 1 | 1.6 Factor of decile 1 | 1.92 Factor of decile 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 Factor of decile 1 | 1.44 Factor of decile 1 | 1.78 Factor of decile 1 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Costa Rica?
- Decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings in Costa Rica was 1.44 Factor of decile 1 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 Factor of decile 1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 Factor of decile 1 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset contains three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.