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

Latest (2018)
43.1%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
22nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
44.3%
in 2015
All-time low
37.7%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown in Costa Rica, 2010–2018

0102030402010201420182010: 40.42011: 37.72012: 41.62013: 43.92014: 43.42015: 44.32016: 40.62017: 412018: 43.1

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

Annual values for Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female in Costa Rica, 2010 to 2018.
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

  1. 19 Argentina 46.5% compare
  2. 20 Palestine, State of 44.4% compare
  3. 21 Mongolia 44.1% compare
  4. 23 Brazil 42.5% compare
  5. 24 South Africa 37.3% compare
  6. 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Female
Source
UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 272 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

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.