Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
30th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.050.10.151989200520211989: 0.133 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.126 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.137 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.128 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.137 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.131 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.133 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.131 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.143 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.129 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.136 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.153 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.162 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.16 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.157 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.163 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.152 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.156 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.151 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.152 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.144 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.148 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.147 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.161 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.152 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.151 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.146 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.155 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.152 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.152 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.16 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.17 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1989 0.1%
1990 0.1% -5.3%
1991 0.1% +9.4%
1992 0.1% -7.2%
1993 0.1% +7.3%
1994 0.1% -4.2%
1995 0.1% +1.7%
1996 0.1% -1.7%
1997 0.1% +9.2%
1998 0.1% -9.8%
1999 0.1% +5.4%
2000 0.2% +12.3%
2001 0.2% +6.2%
2002 0.2% -1.1%
2003 0.2% -2.0%
2004 0.2% +4.0%
2005 0.2% -6.9%
2006 0.2% +2.8%
2007 0.1% -6.7%
2008 0.2% +3.2%
2009 0.2% +0.9%
2010 0.1% -5.4%
2011 0.1% +3.2%
2012 0.1% -1.2%
2013 0.2% +9.6%
2014 0.2% -5.3%
2015 0.2% -0.8%
2016 0.1% -3.1%
2017 0.2% +6.0%
2018 0.2% -2.0%
2019 0.2% +0.2%
2020 0.2% +5.3%
2021 0.2% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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