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

Costa Rica: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 706 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
706
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
16th
of 30 countries
All-time high
903
in 2009
All-time low
479
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2015

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

02004006008001.0k2000200720152000: 4792001: 6302002: 6472003: 6342004: 6412005: 7002006: 6482007: 6932008: 7102009: 9032010: 7032012: 6822015: 706

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Costa Rica stood at 706.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Costa Rica peaked at 903 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 479, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 16th 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 public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 479
2001 630 +31.5%
2002 647 +2.7%
2003 634 -2.0%
2004 641 +1.1%
2005 700 +9.2%
2006 648 -7.4%
2007 693 +6.9%
2008 710 +2.5%
2009 903 +27.2%
2010 703 -22.1%
2012 682 -3.0%
2015 706 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 668.5 479 903 10
2010s 697 682 706 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Costa Rica?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Costa Rica was 706 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 903 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 479 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of public 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 public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 330 data points, 2000–2021
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