Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 331 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
331
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
18th
of 30 countries
All-time high
420
in 2009
All-time low
290
in 2003
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

01002003004002000200720152000: 3452001: 3442002: 3252003: 2902004: 3232005: 3532006: 3662007: 3932008: 3742009: 4202010: 3372012: 3372015: 331

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 331 for number of public paid employees, by industry: health in 2015.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica peaked at 420 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 290, in 2003.

Costa Rica ranks 18th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 345
2001 344 -0.3%
2002 325 -5.5%
2003 290 -10.8%
2004 323 +11.4%
2005 353 +9.3%
2006 366 +3.7%
2007 393 +7.4%
2008 374 -4.8%
2009 420 +12.3%
2010 337 -19.8%
2012 337 +0.0%
2015 331 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 353.3 290 420 10
2010s 335 331 337 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Morocco 375 compare
  2. 16 Armenia 366 compare
  3. 16 El Salvador 366 compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 318 compare
  5. 20 Republic of Moldova 284 compare
  6. 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 239

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica was 331 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 420 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 290 in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 330 data points, 2000–2021
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