Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown was 43.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Costa Rica, 2010–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 43.1% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in 2018.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Costa Rica peaked at 44.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.4% | — |
| 2011 | 37.7% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +5.1% |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 19 Argentina 46.5% compare
- 20 Palestine, State of 44.4% compare
- 21 Mongolia 44.1% compare
- 23 Brazil 42.5% compare
- 24 South Africa 37.3% compare
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.8% compare
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 informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Costa Rica?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Costa Rica was 43.1% 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) - no breakdown recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) - No breakdown - Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of employment that had no-breakdown as either non-agricultural or agricultural (female), 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.