Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits was 1.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Costa Rica, 2011–2022
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.3% for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 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 in Costa Rica peaked at 1.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, 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 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9% | — |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +48.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 3 |
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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 female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Costa Rica?
- Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Costa Rica was 1.3% in 2022, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment vs. public spending on family benefits recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female employment vs. public spending on family benefits recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 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 OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in family programs.