Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6781 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.6781
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
34th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.7072
in 2003
All-time low
0.6733
in 2008
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Costa Rica, 2002–2020

00.20.40.60.82002201120202002: 0.7032003: 0.7072004: 0.6992005: 0.6992006: 0.6892007: 0.6752008: 0.6732009: 0.6782010: 0.6772011: 0.6852012: 0.6872013: 0.6912014: 0.6942015: 0.692016: 0.6812017: 0.6922018: 0.6892019: 0.6862020: 0.678

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 of government's in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Costa Rica, 2002 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 31 Chile 0.7057 compare
  2. 32 Romania 0.6979 compare
  3. 33 United Kingdom 0.6837 compare
  4. 35 Slovenia 0.6459 compare
  5. 36 Uganda 0.6438 compare
  6. 37 Bulgaria 0.6419 compare

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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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Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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