Costa Rica vs Seychelles: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure

Costa Rica
30.7%
in 2022
Seychelles
30.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
48th
Seychelles rank
51st

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 30.7% against 30.6% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 48th and Seychelles ranks 51st of 191 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 32.2% 27.2% 5.0% Costa Rica
2010s 36.8% 23.8% 13.0% Costa Rica
2020s 31.4% 28.0% 3.3% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Costa Rica or Seychelles?
Costa Rica, at 30.7% against 30.6% in Seychelles as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Costa Rica and Seychelles?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Seychelles?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and Seychelles rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Seychelles ranks 51st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed