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 34.8% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
34.8%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
23rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
37.0%
in 2015
All-time low
33.0%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2010–2018

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

0102030402010201420182010: 36.32011: 332012: 33.82013: 35.62014: 36.12015: 372016: 36.32017: 36.62018: 34.8

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

Analysis

In 2018, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Costa Rica stood at 34.8%.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown in Costa Rica peaked at 37.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 27 countries on this measure, 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 - Male in Costa Rica, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 36.3%
2011 33.0% -8.9%
2012 33.8% +2.4%
2013 35.6% +5.1%
2014 36.1% +1.4%
2015 37.0% +2.5%
2016 36.3% -1.8%
2017 36.6% +0.9%
2018 34.8% -5.1%

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 20 Armenia 48.4% compare
  2. 21 Argentina 47.1% compare
  3. 22 Brazil 46.8% compare
  4. 24 South Africa 33.8% compare
  5. 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.9% compare
  6. 26 Uruguay 25.1% 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 34.8% 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 37.0% 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 33.0% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - no breakdown?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd 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 down 4.2%. 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) - No breakdown - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - No breakdown - Male
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 (male), 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.