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

Costa Rica: Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.3177 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.3177
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
21st
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.3707
in 2012
All-time low
0.2401
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2015

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

00.10.20.30.42000200720152000: 0.242001: 0.3052002: 0.3012003: 0.3032004: 0.3062005: 0.3222006: 0.2822007: 0.2922008: 0.3072009: 0.3412010: 0.3612012: 0.3712015: 0.318

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica stood at 0.3177.

That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3707 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2401, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 21st of 28 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 total employees in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2401
2001 0.3048 +26.9%
2002 0.3007 -1.3%
2003 0.303 +0.7%
2004 0.3059 +1.0%
2005 0.322 +5.3%
2006 0.2822 -12.4%
2007 0.2924 +3.6%
2008 0.3074 +5.1%
2009 0.3414 +11.1%
2010 0.3609 +5.7%
2012 0.3707 +2.7%
2015 0.3177 -14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3 0.2401 0.3414 10
2010s 0.3498 0.3177 0.3707 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 18 Dominican Republic 0.3374 compare
  2. 19 Guatemala 0.3269 compare
  3. 20 Chile 0.3225 compare
  4. 22 Australia 0.2584 compare
  5. 23 Ethiopia 0.2101 compare
  6. 24 Republic of Moldova 0.1887 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica?
Public administration workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica was 0.3177 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public administration workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3707 in 2012.
What is the lowest public administration workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2401 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for public administration workers, as a share of public total employees?
Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 28 countries with data for 2015.
Is public administration workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 319 data points, 2000–2021
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