Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry was 0.6491 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica, 2000–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica is 0.6491, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8702 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6491, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 10th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7835 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8702 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8257 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8212 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8283 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7657 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8015 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7936 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7517 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.763 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7451 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6909 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6491 | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8004 | 0.7517 | 0.8702 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6951 | 0.6491 | 0.7451 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 industry in Costa Rica?
- Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica was 0.6491 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8702 in 2001.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6491 in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
- Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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