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

Latest (2021)
0.1164
Change on year
down 23.7%
World rank
62nd
of 68 countries
All-time high
0.1787
in 2017
All-time low
0.1164
in 2021
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.172001: 0.1662002: 0.1582003: 0.1482004: 0.1532005: 0.1612006: 0.1612007: 0.152008: 0.1512009: 0.1722010: 0.1312012: 0.1232015: 0.1572016: 0.1542017: 0.1792018: 0.1432019: 0.1582020: 0.1522021: 0.116

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 59 Romania 0.1217 compare
  2. 60 Estonia 0.1204 compare
  3. 61 United States of America 0.1171 compare
  4. 63 El Salvador 0.1137 compare
  5. 64 Bulgaria 0.1121 compare
  6. 65 Philippines 0.1009 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 0.1164 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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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 851 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed