Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd was 1.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.32
Change on year
up 48.9%
World rank
36th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1.32
in 2022
All-time low
0.889
in 2021
Years of data
12
2011–2022

Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Costa Rica, 2011–2022

00.511.52011201620222011: 0.9162012: 0.8922013: 12014: 0.9972015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 0.9032019: 0.982020: 0.9052021: 0.8892022: 1.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1.32 for female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 48.9% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Costa Rica peaked at 1.32 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.889, in 2021.

That places Costa Rica 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Costa Rica, 2011 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2011 0.916 —
2012 0.892 -2.6%
2013 1.01 +13.7%
2014 0.997 -1.7%
2015 1.04 +3.9%
2016 1.04 +0.8%
2017 1.01 -3.2%
2018 0.903 -10.7%
2019 0.98 +8.5%
2020 0.905 -7.7%
2021 0.889 -1.8%
2022 1.32 +48.9%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 1.32 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.11, 63% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.977 0.892 1.04 9
2020s 1.04 0.889 1.32 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 33 Spain 1.48 compare
  2. 34 Italy 1.43 compare
  3. 35 Ireland 1.33 compare
  4. 37 Portugal 1.32 compare
  5. 38 Peru 1.14 compare
  6. 39 United States 0.604 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Costa Rica?
Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd in Costa Rica was 1.32 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2022.
What is the lowest female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.889 in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd?
Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
Is female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 1,401 data points, 1980–2023
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