Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees was 0.352 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Costa Rica is 0.352, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.567 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.352, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 35th out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.435 | — |
| 2012 | 0.441 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.455 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.47 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.453 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.477 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.496 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.478 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.525 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.567 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.474 | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.444 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.388 | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 0.381 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.352 | -7.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.352 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.329, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.352 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3885, 91% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.47 | 0.435 | 0.525 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4343 | 0.352 | 0.567 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Costa Rica?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Costa Rica was 0.352 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.567 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.352 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.