Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total was 0.6781 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.6781 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7072 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6733, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 34th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7034 | — |
| 2003 | 0.7072 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6988 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6993 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6892 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6747 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6733 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6784 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6767 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6849 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6874 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6913 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.694 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6905 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6813 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6915 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6889 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.686 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6781 | -1.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.6781 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.6781 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6919, 98% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6905 | 0.6733 | 0.7072 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6873 | 0.6767 | 0.694 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6781 | 0.6781 | 0.6781 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica was 0.6781 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7072 in 2003.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6733 in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.