Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 0.6825 0-6 scale in 2025. ▬ Flat
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Costa Rica, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
The most recent figure for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Costa Rica is 0.6825 0-6 scale, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6825 0-6 scale in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6825 0-6 scale, in 2014.
Costa Rica ranks 39th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | — |
| 2015 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6825 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 0.6825 0-6 scale | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Costa Rica?
- Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in Costa Rica was 0.6825 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6825 0-6 scale in 2014.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6825 0-6 scale in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org