Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.3183 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.3183
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
17th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.3711
in 2012
All-time low
0.2404
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.10.20.30.42000200720152000: 0.242001: 0.3052002: 0.2992003: 0.3052004: 0.3052005: 0.3242006: 0.2832007: 0.2942008: 0.3052009: 0.3412010: 0.3642012: 0.3712015: 0.318

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica stood at 0.3183.

That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3711 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2404, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 17th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2404
2001 0.3048 +26.8%
2002 0.299 -1.9%
2003 0.3052 +2.1%
2004 0.305 -0.1%
2005 0.3235 +6.1%
2006 0.2825 -12.7%
2007 0.294 +4.1%
2008 0.3045 +3.6%
2009 0.3409 +11.9%
2010 0.3642 +6.8%
2012 0.3711 +1.9%
2015 0.3183 -14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3 0.2404 0.3409 10
2010s 0.3512 0.3183 0.3711 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Dominican Republic 0.3372 compare
  2. 15 Guatemala 0.3268 compare
  3. 16 Chile 0.323 compare
  4. 18 Australia 0.2752 compare
  5. 19 Zambia 0.2246 compare
  6. 20 Ethiopia 0.2148 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica?
Public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica was 0.3183 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3711 in 2012.
What is the lowest public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2404 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 23 countries with data for 2015.
Is public administration workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public Administration workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 238 data points, 2000–2021
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