Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.8942 in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
0.8942
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8942
in 1973
All-time low
0.8942
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Costa Rica, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.81973199320141973: 0.8941974: 0.8941975: 0.8941976: 0.8941977: 0.8941978: 0.8941979: 0.8941980: 0.8941981: 0.8941982: 0.8941983: 0.8941984: 0.8941985: 0.8941986: 0.8941987: 0.8941988: 0.8941989: 0.8941990: 0.8941991: 0.8941992: 0.8941993: 0.8941994: 0.8941995: 0.8941996: 0.8941997: 0.8941998: 0.8941999: 0.8942000: 0.8942001: 0.8942002: 0.8942003: 0.8942004: 0.8942005: 0.8942006: 0.8942007: 0.8942008: 0.8942009: 0.8942010: 0.8942011: 0.8942012: 0.8942013: 0.8942014: 0.894

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.8942 for labor market, s1 - firing costs in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8942 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8942, in 1973.

Costa Rica ranks 8th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Costa Rica, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 0.8942
1974 0.8942 +0.0%
1975 0.8942 +0.0%
1976 0.8942 +0.0%
1977 0.8942 +0.0%
1978 0.8942 +0.0%
1979 0.8942 +0.0%
1980 0.8942 +0.0%
1981 0.8942 +0.0%
1982 0.8942 +0.0%
1983 0.8942 +0.0%
1984 0.8942 +0.0%
1985 0.8942 +0.0%
1986 0.8942 +0.0%
1987 0.8942 +0.0%
1988 0.8942 +0.0%
1989 0.8942 +0.0%
1990 0.8942 +0.0%
1991 0.8942 +0.0%
1992 0.8942 +0.0%
1993 0.8942 +0.0%
1994 0.8942 +0.0%
1995 0.8942 +0.0%
1996 0.8942 +0.0%
1997 0.8942 +0.0%
1998 0.8942 +0.0%
1999 0.8942 +0.0%
2000 0.8942 +0.0%
2001 0.8942 +0.0%
2002 0.8942 +0.0%
2003 0.8942 +0.0%
2004 0.8942 +0.0%
2005 0.8942 +0.0%
2006 0.8942 +0.0%
2007 0.8942 +0.0%
2008 0.8942 +0.0%
2009 0.8942 +0.0%
2010 0.8942 +0.0%
2011 0.8942 +0.0%
2012 0.8942 +0.0%
2013 0.8942 +0.0%
2014 0.8942 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8942 0.8942 0.8942 7
1980s 0.8942 0.8942 0.8942 10
1990s 0.8942 0.8942 0.8942 10
2000s 0.8942 0.8942 0.8942 10
2010s 0.8942 0.8942 0.8942 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 5 Singapore 0.9219 compare
  2. 6 Nigeria 0.9194 compare
  3. 7 Pakistan 0.8971 compare
  4. 9 Netherlands 0.8912 compare
  5. 10 Burkina Faso 0.8833 compare
  6. 11 South Africa 0.8788 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Costa Rica?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Costa Rica was 0.8942 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8942 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8942 in 1973.
How does Costa Rica rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica 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
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International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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