Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 711 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
711
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
17th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1,013
in 2009
All-time low
558
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

02505007501.0k2000200720152000: 5582001: 7032002: 7192003: 7252004: 7292005: 7052006: 7632007: 8062008: 8132009: 1.0k2010: 7272012: 6942015: 711

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 711 for number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in 2015.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Costa Rica peaked at 1,013 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 558, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 558
2001 703 +26.0%
2002 719 +2.3%
2003 725 +0.8%
2004 729 +0.6%
2005 705 -3.3%
2006 763 +8.2%
2007 806 +5.6%
2008 813 +0.9%
2009 1,013 +24.6%
2010 727 -28.2%
2012 694 -4.5%
2015 711 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 753.4 558 1,013 10
2010s 710.67 694 727 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Peru 1,353 compare
  2. 15 Mauritius 1,267 compare
  3. 16 Argentina 1,097 compare
  4. 18 Australia 658 compare
  5. 19 Guatemala 643 compare
  6. 20 Palestine, State of 625 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Costa Rica?
Number of paid employees, by industry: public administration in Costa Rica was 711 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1,013 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 558 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 331 data points, 2000–2021
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