Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Monthly minimum wage, per capita was 0.0699 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Costa Rica, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0699 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0699 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 2007.
Costa Rica ranks 10th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0092 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0105 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0122 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0136 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0149 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0161 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.018 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.019 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0207 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0226 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0256 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0284 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | -95.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.056 units per person | +2964.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0595 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0602 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0597 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0606 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0618 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.063 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0628 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0639 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.069 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0699 units per person | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0284 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0365 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0618 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0657 units per person | 0.0628 units per person | 0.0699 units per person | 5 |
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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 monthly minimum wage, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Monthly minimum wage, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0699 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0699 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for monthly minimum wage, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.