Costa Rica vs Ireland: Compensation of employees
Costa Rica
26.8%
in 2023
Ireland
26.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Ireland rank
74th
Compensation of employees over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 26.8% against 26.6% in Ireland, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Ireland ranks 74th of 155 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.8% | 14.6% | 38.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 13.1% | 30.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 15.5% | 24.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 20.8% | 21.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 24.5% | 20.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 25.0% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Costa Rica or Ireland?
- Costa Rica, at 26.8% against 26.6% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Ireland ranks 74th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.