Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 6.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.2%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
129th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2020
All-time low
4.9%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 6.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 7.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 129th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Costa Rica?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Costa Rica was 6.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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