Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 31.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Costa Rica, 2010–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 31.5% for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Costa Rica peaked at 33.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31.9% | — |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 31.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55.2%, 57% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Costa Rica?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Costa Rica was 31.5% 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) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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) - Non-agriculture - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-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.