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

Costa Rica: Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.0549 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
0.0549
Change on year
down 19.4%
World rank
7th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.0681
in 2010
All-time low
0.0418
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2012

Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, 2000–2012

00.020.040.062000200620122000: 0.0422001: 0.062002: 0.0622003: 0.0562004: 0.0512005: 0.0532006: 0.0492007: 0.0492008: 0.0552009: 0.0532010: 0.0682012: 0.055

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2012, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica stood at 0.0549.

That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0681 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0418, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0418
2001 0.0598 +43.0%
2002 0.0622 +4.0%
2003 0.0556 -10.6%
2004 0.0507 -8.9%
2005 0.0525 +3.6%
2006 0.0487 -7.2%
2007 0.0488 +0.2%
2008 0.0552 +13.2%
2009 0.0527 -4.6%
2010 0.0681 +29.2%
2012 0.0549 -19.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0528 0.0418 0.0622 10
2010s 0.0615 0.0549 0.0681 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Sri Lanka 0.0722 compare
  2. 5 Chile 0.0639 compare
  3. 6 Dominican Republic 0.0625 compare
  4. 8 Republic of Moldova 0.0442 compare
  5. 9 Brazil 0.0431 compare
  6. 10 El Salvador 0.0396 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica?
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica was 0.0549 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0681 in 2010.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0418 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for medical workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 20 countries with data for 2012.
Is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 216 data points, 2000–2020
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