Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture was 50.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
50.6%
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
23rd
of 26 countries
All-time high
57.2%
in 2010
All-time low
50.6%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Costa Rica, 2010–2018

02040602010201420182010: 57.22011: 50.72012: 50.62013: 52.22014: 54.32015: 56.12016: 51.82017: 572018: 50.6

Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Costa Rica is 50.6%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Costa Rica peaked at 57.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male in Costa Rica, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 57.2%
2011 50.7% -11.3%
2012 50.6% -0.4%
2013 52.2% +3.3%
2014 54.3% +3.9%
2015 56.1% +3.4%
2016 51.8% -7.7%
2017 57.0% +10.1%
2018 50.6% -11.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 50.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.1%, 57% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 20 Namibia 83.8% compare
  2. 21 Brazil 82.7% compare
  3. 22 Argentina 57.4% compare
  4. 24 South Africa 36.7% compare
  5. 25 Serbia 36.4% compare
  6. 26 Uruguay 29.9% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Costa Rica?
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture in Costa Rica was 50.6% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - agriculture rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Male
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 265 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

This indicator presents the share of agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.