SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
2
in 2023
All-time low
1
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2025
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Costa Rica, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2 for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 42 Argentina 2 compare
- 42 Australia 2 compare
- 42 Bolivia 2 compare
- 42 Brazil 2 compare
- 42 Chile 2 compare
- 42 Congo 2 compare
- 42 Colombia 2 compare
- 42 Comoros 2 compare
- 42 Indonesia 2 compare
- 42 Japan 2 compare
- 42 Cambodia 2 compare
- 42 South Korea 2 compare
- 42 Laos 2 compare
- 42 Madagascar 2 compare
- 42 Mauritius 2 compare
- 42 Namibia 2 compare
- 42 Peru 2 compare
- 42 Paraguay 2 compare
- 42 Somalia 2 compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
- 42 Thailand 2 compare
- 42 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 2 compare
- 42 East Timor 2 compare
- 42 Vietnam 2 compare
- 42 Zambia 2 compare
- 42 Zimbabwe 2 compare
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 sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Costa Rica?
- Sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Costa Rica was 2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).