Number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of labour inspection visits was 4,439 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica, 2000–2020
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2020, number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica stood at 4,439.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica peaked at 22,126 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,337, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 73 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,337 | — |
| 2001 | 1,390 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 10,534 | +657.8% |
| 2003 | 12,264 | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 13,317 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 11,242 | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 9,968 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 8,669 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 12,064 | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 11,476 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 14,005 | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 15,549 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 18,933 | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 12,729 | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 21,831 | +71.5% |
| 2015 | 22,126 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12,141 | -45.1% |
| 2017 | 11,010 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 11,936 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 13,321 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 4,439 | -66.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 4,439 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,374, 22% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 4,439 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,300, 53% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +657.8% | 1,390 | 10,534 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,226 | 1,337 | 13,317 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,358 | 11,010 | 22,126 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,439 | 4,439 | 4,439 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica?
- Number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica was 4,439 in 2020, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest number of labour inspection visits recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22,126 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of labour inspection visits recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,337 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of labour inspection visits?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of labour inspection visits rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. 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 Number of labour inspection visits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labour inspection visits refer to the physical presence of a labour inspector in a workplace for the purpose of carrying out a labour inspection and which is duly documented as required by national legislation. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.