Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban 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 other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Costa Rica ranks 76th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.2% | — |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -77.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +389.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -69.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +233.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -75.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +278.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -69.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 27% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +389.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2015 | +278.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2012 | +233.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1996 | -77.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | -75.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 2017 | -69.9% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- 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 other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
- Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Costa Rica rank for employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the other 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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