Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Health workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.1477 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.1477
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
6th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.1797
in 2000
All-time low
0.1424
in 2003
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.050.10.150.22000200720152000: 0.182001: 0.1782002: 0.1612003: 0.1422004: 0.1542005: 0.1522006: 0.1642007: 0.1662008: 0.1482009: 0.1492010: 0.1562012: 0.162015: 0.148

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica is 0.1477, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1797 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1424, in 2003.

Costa Rica ranks 6th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1797
2001 0.1777 -1.1%
2002 0.1611 -9.3%
2003 0.1424 -11.6%
2004 0.1541 +8.2%
2005 0.1517 -1.6%
2006 0.164 +8.1%
2007 0.1659 +1.1%
2008 0.1484 -10.5%
2009 0.1487 +0.2%
2010 0.1563 +5.2%
2012 0.1602 +2.5%
2015 0.1477 -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1593 0.1424 0.1797 10
2010s 0.1547 0.1477 0.1602 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 3 Republic of Moldova 0.1695 compare
  2. 4 El Salvador 0.166 compare
  3. 5 Zambia 0.1507 compare
  4. 7 Honduras 0.1358 compare
  5. 8 Brazil 0.1344 compare
  6. 9 Ecuador 0.1295 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica?
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica was 0.1477 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1797 in 2000.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1424 in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2015.
Is health workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Health workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 240 data points, 2000–2021
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