Costa Rica vs Peru: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Costa Rica
6.2%
in 2022
Peru
6.2%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
129th
Peru rank
128th

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
02468200020112022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 6.2% against 6.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 129th and Peru ranks 128th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 5.3% 6.0% 0.7% Peru
2010s 6.9% 5.6% 1.3% Costa Rica
2020s 6.6% 6.6% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Costa Rica or Peru?
Peru, at 6.2% against 6.2% in Costa Rica as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.0%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Peru ranks 128th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed