Number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number of labour inspection visits was 4,439 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4,439
Change on year
down 66.7%
World rank
52nd
of 73 countries
All-time high
22,126
in 2015
All-time low
1,337
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica, 2000–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201020202000: 1.3k2001: 1.4k2002: 10.5k2003: 12.3k2004: 13.3k2005: 11.2k2006: 10.0k2007: 8.7k2008: 12.1k2009: 11.5k2010: 14.0k2011: 15.5k2012: 18.9k2013: 12.7k2014: 21.8k2015: 22.1k2016: 12.1k2017: 11.0k2018: 11.9k2019: 13.3k2020: 4.4k

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

Annual values for Number of labour inspection visits in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2020.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +657.8% 1,390 10,534

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 49 Senegal 5,112
  2. 50 Ireland 4,727 compare
  3. 51 Malta 4,641 compare
  4. 53 Estonia 4,159 compare
  5. 54 Macao 3,919 compare
  6. 55 Ukraine 3,698 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of labour inspection visits
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
73 places, 798 data points, 1996–2024
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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.