Share of private paid employees with social security in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Share of private paid employees with social security was 0.7251 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7251
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
29th
of 44 countries
All-time high
0.7251
in 2017
All-time low
0.6017
in 2000
Years of data
15
2000–2017

Share of private paid employees with social security in Costa Rica, 2000–2017

00.20.40.60.82000200820172000: 0.6022001: 0.6322002: 0.6282003: 0.6172004: 0.6452005: 0.6032006: 0.6272007: 0.6342008: 0.662009: 0.6622010: 0.6492012: 0.6672015: 0.6292016: 0.622017: 0.725

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, share of private paid employees with social security in Costa Rica stood at 0.7251. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of private paid employees with social security in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7251 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6017, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 29th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Share of private paid employees with social security in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Share of private paid employees with social security in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6017
2001 0.6317 +5.0%
2002 0.6281 -0.6%
2003 0.6167 -1.8%
2004 0.645 +4.6%
2005 0.6033 -6.5%
2006 0.6269 +3.9%
2007 0.6342 +1.2%
2008 0.6597 +4.0%
2009 0.6621 +0.4%
2010 0.6491 -2.0%
2012 0.6665 +2.7%
2015 0.6294 -5.6%
2016 0.6198 -1.5%
2017 0.7251 +17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6309 0.6017 0.6621 10
2010s 0.658 0.6198 0.7251 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 26 Chile 0.827 compare
  2. 27 Turkey 0.787 compare
  3. 28 Brazil 0.7464 compare
  4. 30 Argentina 0.5888 compare
  5. 31 Colombia 0.5876 compare
  6. 32 Albania 0.5671 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of private paid employees with social security in Costa Rica?
Share of private paid employees with social security in Costa Rica was 0.7251 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7251 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of private paid employees with social security recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6017 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for share of private paid employees with social security?
Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of private paid employees with social security rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Share of private paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of private paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 556 data points, 2000–2021
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