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 0.1164 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.1164 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1787 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1164, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 68 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1702 | — |
| 2001 | 0.166 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1581 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1481 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1534 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1607 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1608 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1504 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1508 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1717 | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.131 | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1229 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1573 | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1544 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1787 | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1431 | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1578 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1525 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1164 | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.159 | 0.1481 | 0.1717 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1493 | 0.1229 | 0.1787 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1344 | 0.1164 | 0.1525 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 59 Romania 0.1217 compare
- 60 Estonia 0.1204 compare
- 61 United States of America 0.1171 compare
- 63 El Salvador 0.1137 compare
- 64 Bulgaria 0.1121 compare
- 65 Philippines 0.1009 compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
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 0.1164 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 0.1787 in 2017.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1164 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 68 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 down 11.2%. 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: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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