Costa Rica - Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Costa Rica was 39.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 55.70 in 1973, while its lowest value was 32.84 in 1986.

Definition: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1973 55.70
1974 54.27
1976 55.33
1977 51.06
1978 49.84
1979 50.82
1980 51.45
1981 52.76
1982 47.62
1983 41.37
1984 39.22
1985 39.86
1986 32.84
1987 38.48
1988 44.41
1989 45.43
1990 45.32
1991 43.69
1992 42.35
1993 40.92
1994 35.74
1995 38.27
1996 37.01
1997 37.36
1998 38.43
1999 39.01
2000 39.86
2001 39.18
2002 40.89
2003 42.86
2004 42.59
2005 41.41
2006 41.96
2007 41.62
2008 43.96
2009 45.58
2010 47.95
2011 49.16
2012 47.66
2013 47.52
2014 46.23
2015 43.41
2016 45.15
2017 46.93
2018 41.38
2019 39.77

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance