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

Latest (2015)
0.6491
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
10th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.8702
in 2001
All-time low
0.6491
in 2015
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.20.40.60.82000200720152000: 0.7832001: 0.872002: 0.8262003: 0.8212004: 0.8282005: 0.7662006: 0.8012007: 0.7942008: 0.7522009: 0.7632010: 0.7452012: 0.6912015: 0.649

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8004 0.7517 0.8702 10
2010s 0.6951 0.6491 0.7451 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 7 Mauritius 0.7135 compare
  2. 8 Sri Lanka 0.679 compare
  3. 9 Ecuador 0.659 compare
  4. 11 El Salvador 0.6468 compare
  5. 12 Honduras 0.6418 compare
  6. 13 Morocco 0.6218 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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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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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 320 data points, 2000–2021
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