In Costa Rica, as of 2024, the average monthly household income was higher for employed individuals receiving their salary from work was approximately 746,553 Costa Rican colones.
In 2023, the national gross income per capita in Costa Rica increased by 1,050 U.S. dollars (+7.95 percent) compared to 2022. With 14,260 U.S. dollars, the national gross income thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Gross national income (GNI) per capita is the total value of money received by a country, from both domestic or foreign sources, divided by the midyear population. The World Bank uses a conversion system known as the Atlas method, which implements a price adjusted, three year moving average, smoothing out fluctuations in exchange rates.Find more statistics on other topics about Costa Rica with key insights such as share of value added by the services industry to gross domestic product, value added by the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector to the gross domestic product, and value added to gross domestic product by the manufacturing sector.
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Wages in Costa Rica decreased to 775583.80 CRC/Month in December from 789033.40 CRC/Month in November of 2024. This dataset provides - Costa Rica Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
In Costa Rica, as of 2024, the average monthly household income reached the highest value in the Central region of the Central American country, amounting to 1,295,755 Costa Rican colones.
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Costa Rica CR: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 18.700 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.600 % for 2021. Costa Rica CR: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 20.000 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2022, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.000 % in 1981 and a record low of 18.300 % in 2010. Costa Rica CR: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).
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Costa Rica CR: Wages Index data was reported at 137.895 2010=100 in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 135.969 2010=100 for 2016. Costa Rica CR: Wages Index data is updated yearly, averaging 87.432 2010=100 from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 137.895 2010=100 in 2017 and a record low of 35.313 2010=100 in 2000. Costa Rica CR: Wages Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.IMF.IFS: Wages, Labour Cost and Employment Index: Annual.
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The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Costa Rica was last recorded at 14318.84 US dollars in 2023. The GDP per Capita in Costa Rica is equivalent to 113 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - Costa Rica GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Uruguay was the Latin American country with the highest average monthly salary as of 2024, with a net value of around 1,088 U.S. dollars per month, followed by Costa Rica, with 947 U.S. dollars per month. Employment development areas in Latin America Following the recuperation in this sector after the job losses endured throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate persists in its endeavor to stabilize. Informal employment remains as the predominant actor across most Latin American countries, serving as a primary avenue for economic sustenance. Notably, the construction sector has experienced substantial growth, outpacing other relevant industries like tourism and hospitality. Poverty Throughout the past two decades, poverty levels in Latin America remain unchanged. Honduras takes the lead as the country bearing the highest poverty rate, with nearly half of its population dwelling in these circumstances. Across the region, the prevalent delineation is that of individuals classified within the non-extreme and lower-middle poverty strata, characterized by modest income levels.
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Costa Rica CR: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data was reported at 14,260.000 USD in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 13,210.000 USD for 2022. Costa Rica CR: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data is updated yearly, averaging 2,545.000 USD from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2023, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,260.000 USD in 2023 and a record low of 350.000 USD in 1964. Costa Rica CR: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.;World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.;Weighted average;
Explore the progression of average salaries for graduates in Universidad Empresarial De Costa Rica from 2020 to 2023 through this detailed chart. It compares these figures against the national average for all graduates, offering a comprehensive look at the earning potential of Universidad Empresarial De Costa Rica relative to other fields. This data is essential for students assessing the return on investment of their education in Universidad Empresarial De Costa Rica, providing a clear picture of financial prospects post-graduation.
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Costa Rica CR: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data was reported at 11,172.432 USD in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,980.844 USD for 2020. Costa Rica CR: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 3,058.268 USD from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2021, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11,493.021 USD in 2019 and a record low of 506.945 USD in 1971. Costa Rica CR: GDP: USD: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.;World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's 'The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium' (2011).;Weighted average;
Costa Rica is the country with the highest minimum monthly wage in Latin America. According to the minimum salary established by law as of January 2025, workers in the Central American country enjoy a basic monthly wage of over 726 U.S. dollars, an increase of 2.37 percent compared to the previous year. They also earn over 200 U.S. dollars more than the second place, Uruguay. On the other side of the spectrum is Venezuela, where employees are only guaranteed by law a minimum salary of 130 bolívares or little more than 2.50 dollars per month. Can Latin Americans survive on a minimum wage? Even if most countries in Latin America have instated laws to guarantee citizens a basic income, these minimum standards are often not enough to meet household needs. For instance, it was estimated that almost 25 million people in Mexico lacked basic housing services. Salary levels also vary greatly among Latin American economies. In 2020, the average net monthly salary in Mexico was barely higher than Chile's minimum wage in 2021. What can a minimum wage afford in Latin America? Latin American real wages have generally risen in the past decade. However, consumers in this region still struggle to afford non-basic goods, such as tech products. Recent estimates reveal that, in order to buy an iPhone, Brazilian residents would have to work at least two months to be able to pay for it. A gaming console, on the other hand, could easily cost a Latin American worker several minimum wages.
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Costa Rica CR: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data was reported at 0.950 % in 2023. Costa Rica CR: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 0.950 % from Dec 2023 (Median) to 2023, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.950 % in 2023 and a record low of 0.950 % in 2023. Costa Rica CR: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The growth rate in the welfare aggregate of the bottom 40% is computed as the annualized average growth rate in per capita real consumption or income of the bottom 40% of the population in the income distribution in a country from household surveys over a roughly 5-year period. Mean per capita real consumption or income is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries means are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The annualized growth rate is computed as (Mean in final year/Mean in initial year)^(1/(Final year - Initial year)) - 1. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported. The initial year refers to the nearest survey collected 5 years before the most recent survey available, only surveys collected between 3 and 7 years before the most recent survey are considered. The coverage and quality of the 2017 PPP price data for Iraq and most other North African and Middle Eastern countries were hindered by the exceptional period of instability they faced at the time of the 2017 exercise of the International Comparison Program. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform for detailed explanations.;World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).;;The comparability of welfare aggregates (consumption or income) for the chosen years T0 and T1 is assessed for every country. If comparability across the two surveys is a major concern for a country, the selection criteria are re-applied to select the next best survey year(s). Annualized growth rates are calculated between the survey years, using a compound growth formula. The survey years defining the period for which growth rates are calculated and the type of welfare aggregate used to calculate the growth rates are noted in the footnotes.
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Annualized average growth rate in per capita real survey mean consumption or income, bottom 40% of population (%) in Costa Rica was reported at 2.89 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Annualized average growth rate in per capita real survey mean consumption or income, bottom 40% of population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.
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Annualized average growth rate in per capita real survey mean consumption or income, total population (%) in Costa Rica was reported at 1.9 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Annualized average growth rate in per capita real survey mean consumption or income, total population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.
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Costa Rica CR: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2011 PPP per day data was reported at 6.090 Intl $/Day in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.160 Intl $/Day for 2015. Costa Rica CR: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2011 PPP per day data is updated yearly, averaging 6.625 Intl $/Day from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2020, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.160 Intl $/Day in 2015 and a record low of 6.090 Intl $/Day in 2020. Costa Rica CR: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: 2011 PPP per day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Mean consumption or income per capita (2011 PPP $ per day) of the bottom 40%, used in calculating the growth rate in the welfare aggregate of the bottom 40% of the population in the income distribution in a country.; ; World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).; ; The choice of consumption or income for a country is made according to which welfare aggregate is used to estimate extreme poverty in the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). The practice adopted by the World Bank for estimating global and regional poverty is, in principle, to use per capita consumption expenditure as the welfare measure wherever available; and to use income as the welfare measure for countries for which consumption is unavailable. However, in some cases data on consumption may be available but are outdated or not shared with the World Bank for recent survey years. In these cases, if data on income are available, income is used. Whether data are for consumption or income per capita is noted in the footnotes. Because household surveys are infrequent in most countries and are not aligned across countries, comparisons across countries or over time should be made with a high degree of caution.
In 2023, four Caribbean nations were the countries with the highest gross national income per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean. On average, the national gross income amounted to around 31,990 U.S. dollars per person in the Bahamas, an island country which also had one of the highest gross domestic product per capita in this region. Outside the Caribbean Excluding the Caribbean, the economies with the highest national income per capita are generally located in South America, with the exceptions of Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico. Guyana leads among continental states with a national income of around 20.360 U.S. dollars per person. Gross national income (GNI) is the aggregated sum of the value added by residents in an economy, plus net taxes (minus subsidies) and net receipts of primary income from abroad. The biggest economies Brazil and Mexico are still miles ahead in the race for the biggest economy of Latin America. As of 2023, both nations exceeded the two trillion U.S. dollars mark in their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While Argentina's GDP, third place, slightly surpassed the 600 billion U.S. dollars. Nonetheless, both nations also ranked as the most populated by far in the region.
In 2024, Costa Rica scored 0.68 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity. This means that women are 32 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. That year, the country scored 0.67 in estimated earned income, which shows that, on average, women in Costa Rica only earn 67 percent of the income earned by men.
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Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in Costa Rica was reported at 11172 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Adjusted net national income per capita - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.
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Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) in Costa Rica was reported at 3.8818 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.
In Costa Rica, as of 2024, the average monthly household income was higher for employed individuals receiving their salary from work was approximately 746,553 Costa Rican colones.