Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 30.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
30.7%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
48th
of 191 countries
All-time high
40.2%
in 2011
All-time low
28.4%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Costa Rica stood at 30.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Costa Rica peaked at 40.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.9% | — |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 28.4% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 31.8% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 30.7% | 32.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe 31.0% compare
- 46 Solomon Islands 31.0% compare
- 47 Bahrain 30.8% compare
- 49 Russian Federation 30.7% compare
- 50 Iceland 30.6% compare
- 51 Seychelles 30.6% compare
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 public expenditure in Costa Rica?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Costa Rica was 30.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 Public Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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