Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 2,705 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Costa Rica, 2010–2018
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Costa Rica is 2,705, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Costa Rica peaked at 2,705 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,931, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 7th out of 50 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,931 | — |
| 2011 | 2,205 | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 2,339 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 2,523 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 2,634 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,686 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,705 | +0.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2,705 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 60.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2,705 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,705, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Costa Rica?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Costa Rica was 2,705 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,705 in 2018.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,931 in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 50 countries with data for 2018.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.