Australia vs Costa Rica: Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP)
Australia
54.4%
in 2025
Costa Rica
54.6%
in 2025
Australia rank
44th
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 54.6% against 54.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.6% | 51.8% | 5.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 56.2% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 54.1% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor share of gross domestic product (gdp), Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 54.6% against 54.4% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor share of gross domestic product (gdp) between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for labor share of gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Australia ranks 44th and Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Labour share of GDP (%).