SUT Use, Value added and its components by activity — Compensation of in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: SUT Use, Value added and its components by activity — Compensation of was 17.80 million National currency in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
17.80 million National currency
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
6th
of 37 countries
All-time high
17.80 million National currency
in 2021
All-time low
10.93 million National currency
in 2012
Years of data
10
2012–2021

SUT Use, Value added and its components by activity — Compensation of in Costa Rica, 2012–2021

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2012201620212012: 10.9M National currency2013: 11.8M National currency2014: 12.9M National currency2015: 13.9M National currency2016: 14.6M National currency2017: 15.2M National currency2018: 16.2M National currency2019: 17.1M National currency2020: 16.8M National currency2021: 17.8M National currency

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 17.80 million National currency for sut use, value added and its components by activity — compensation of in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sut use, value added and its components by activity — compensation of in Costa Rica peaked at 17.80 million National currency in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.93 million National currency, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 6th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

SUT Use, Value added and its components by activity — Compensation of in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for SUT Use, Value added and its components by activity — Compensation of employees in Costa Rica, 2012 to 2021.
Year National currency Change
2012 10.93 million National currency —
2013 11.81 million National currency +8.1%
2014 12.89 million National currency +9.2%
2015 13.91 million National currency +7.9%
2016 14.58 million National currency +4.8%
2017 15.22 million National currency +4.4%
2018 16.20 million National currency +6.5%
2019 17.05 million National currency +5.2%
2020 16.85 million National currency -1.2%
2021 17.80 million National currency +5.7%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 17.80 million National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 783,598 National currency, 22.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 17.80 million National currency is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.80 million National currency, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 14.08 million National currency 10.93 million National currency 17.05 million National currency 8
2020s 17.33 million National currency 16.85 million National currency 17.80 million National currency 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 3 Slovenia 32,696 National currency compare
  2. 3 Croatia 30,410 National currency compare
  3. 3 Chile 114.60 million National currency
  4. 4 Lithuania 31,411 National currency compare
  5. 4 India 72.56 million National currency compare
  6. 5 Latvia 19,668 National currency compare
  7. 5 Hungary 31.09 million National currency compare
  8. 6 Estonia 17,053 National currency compare
  9. 7 United States 15.05 million National currency compare
  10. 8 Cameroon 7.19 million National currency compare
  11. 9 Senegal 4.60 million National currency compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sut use, value added and its components by activity — compensation of in Costa Rica?
Sut use, value added and its components by activity — compensation of in Costa Rica was 17.80 million National currency in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest sut use, value added and its components by activity — compensation of recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 17.80 million National currency in 2021.
What is the lowest sut use, value added and its components by activity — compensation of recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 10.93 million National currency in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for sut use, value added and its components by activity — compensation of?
Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
Is sut use, value added and its components by activity — compensation of rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of SUT Use, Value added and its components by activity — Compensation of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
SUT Use, Value added and its components by activity — Compensation of employees
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 638 data points, 1993–2024
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The dataset contains the value added block of the Use table and complements the dataset “SUT Use at purchasers' prices”. It describes output, intermediate consumption (use of a product as input into a production process) and value added disaggregated to show the elements of the generation of income account: compensation of employees (wages and salaries paid to employees and their employers’ social contributions),other taxes less subsidies on production, gross operating surplus (business profits), and gross mixed income (profits of the self-employed), broken down by activity at the 2-digit level of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev 4 (containing 89 industries). The dataset has been prepared from statistics reported to the OECD by countries in their answers to the annual Supply and Use questionnaire. Information about data availability is available in SUT updates The dataset corresponds to SNA_TABLE41 dataset in the previous dissemination system. A mapping between the new codes and previous codes is available in SUT_USEVA_Codes_mapping Historical data for Korea from 2015 to 2019 is available here Historical data forNorway from 2010 to 2021 is available here Japanese data from 2011 to 2021 according to 2015 benchmark year is available here The file SUT_Tips contains further suggestions on how to navigate and use the various Supply and Use tables (SUTs) in the new dissemination system. Explore the OECD SUT webpage SUT webpage