Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts was 3.38 0-6 scale in 2025. ▬ Flat
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Costa Rica, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
In 2025, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Costa Rica stood at 3.38 0-6 scale. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Costa Rica peaked at 3.38 0-6 scale in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.38 0-6 scale, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.38 0-6 scale | — |
| 2015 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.38 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.38 0-6 scale | 3.38 0-6 scale | 3.38 0-6 scale | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.38 0-6 scale | 3.38 0-6 scale | 3.38 0-6 scale | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 4 Luxembourg 3.75 0-6 scale compare
- 4 Slovenia 1.5 0-6 scale compare
- 5 France 3.5 0-6 scale compare
- 5 Lithuania 1.38 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Netherlands 0.9375 0-6 scale compare
- 6 Spain 3.47 0-6 scale compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 3.38 0-6 scale
- 7 Latvia 0.875 0-6 scale compare
- 9 Norway 3 0-6 scale compare
- 9 Chile 3 0-6 scale 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 strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Costa Rica?
- Strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts in Costa Rica was 3.38 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.38 0-6 scale in 2014.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 0-6 scale in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — temporary contracts 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 — Temporary 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