Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.25 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.25
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
56th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.2925
in 2004
All-time low
0.2121
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Costa Rica, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2552001: 0.2812002: 0.2872003: 0.2852004: 0.2932005: 0.2732006: 0.2582007: 0.2392008: 0.252009: 0.2752010: 0.2382012: 0.2222015: 0.2442016: 0.2212017: 0.2482018: 0.2122019: 0.2542020: 0.2812021: 0.25

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Costa Rica stood at 0.25.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2925 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2121, in 2018.

Costa Rica ranks 56th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.255
2001 0.2813 +10.3%
2002 0.2874 +2.2%
2003 0.2847 -0.9%
2004 0.2925 +2.8%
2005 0.2733 -6.6%
2006 0.2581 -5.6%
2007 0.2393 -7.3%
2008 0.2503 +4.6%
2009 0.2746 +9.7%
2010 0.2381 -13.3%
2012 0.2216 -6.9%
2015 0.2435 +9.9%
2016 0.2205 -9.5%
2017 0.2479 +12.4%
2018 0.2121 -14.5%
2019 0.2535 +19.6%
2020 0.2808 +10.8%
2021 0.25 -11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2696 0.2393 0.2925 10
2010s 0.2339 0.2121 0.2535 7
2020s 0.2654 0.25 0.2808 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 53 Sri Lanka 0.269 compare
  2. 54 Morocco 0.2608 compare
  3. 55 Romania 0.2515 compare
  4. 57 Peru 0.2421 compare
  5. 58 Türkiye 0.2416 compare
  6. 59 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.234 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Costa Rica?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Costa Rica was 0.25 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2925 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2121 in 2018.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 856 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed