Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.1% for employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Costa Rica 37th out of 66 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.1% | — |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
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% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
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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 public sector, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
- Employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 66 countries with data for 2016.
- Is employment in the public sector, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. 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 public sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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