Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.346 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica stood at 0.346. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.678 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.346, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 41st of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.678 | — |
| 2002 | 0.419 | -38.2% |
| 2003 | 0.415 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.402 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.41 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.405 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.404 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.43 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.431 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.446 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.434 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.446 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.463 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.476 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.469 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.508 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.52 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.472 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.44 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.384 | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 0.378 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.346 | -8.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.346 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.334, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.346 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.365, 95% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -38.2% | 0.678 | 0.419 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4476 | 0.402 | 0.678 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4559 | 0.43 | 0.508 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4233 | 0.346 | 0.52 | 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 monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Costa Rica was 0.346 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.678 in 2001.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.346 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 monthly 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.