Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
18th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021
Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.
That places Costa Rica 18th out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.1% | — |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +37.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Costa Rica?
- Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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