Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Colombia

Colombia: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.5594 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
0.5594
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.5594
in 2003
All-time low
0.5432
in 1991
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Colombia, 1973–2014

00.20.40.61973199320141973: 0.5471974: 0.5471975: 0.5471976: 0.5471977: 0.5471978: 0.5471979: 0.5471980: 0.5471981: 0.5471982: 0.5471983: 0.5471984: 0.5471985: 0.5471986: 0.5471987: 0.5471988: 0.5471989: 0.5471990: 0.5471991: 0.5431992: 0.5431993: 0.5431994: 0.5431995: 0.5431996: 0.5431997: 0.5431998: 0.5431999: 0.5432000: 0.5432001: 0.5432002: 0.5432003: 0.5592004: 0.5592005: 0.5592006: 0.5592007: 0.5592008: 0.5592009: 0.5592010: 0.5592011: 0.5592012: 0.5592013: 0.5592014: 0.559

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.5594 for labor market, s1 - firing costs in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Colombia peaked at 0.5594 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5432, in 1991.

That places Colombia 67th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5469 0.5469 0.5469 7
1980s 0.5469 0.5469 0.5469 10
1990s 0.5436 0.5432 0.5469 10
2000s 0.5545 0.5432 0.5594 10
2010s 0.5594 0.5594 0.5594 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 64 Latvia 0.5711 compare
  2. 65 Azerbaijan 0.5648 compare
  3. 65 Russian Federation 0.5648 compare
  4. 68 Dominican Republic 0.5551 compare
  5. 69 Brazil 0.5424 compare
  6. 70 Spain 0.5375 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Colombia?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Colombia was 0.5594 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5594 in 2003.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5432 in 1991.
How does Colombia rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Colombia ranks 67th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Firing costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Firing costs
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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