Costa Rica vs World: Social contributions
Costa Rica
34.6%
in 2024
World
20.6%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
15th
World rank
15th
Social contributions over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 34.6% against 20.6% in World, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and World ranks 15th of 112 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, Costa Rica or World?
- Costa Rica, at 34.6% against 20.6% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in social contributions between Costa Rica and World?
- 14.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for social contributions?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and World ranks 15th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.