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

Costa Rica: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.1517 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1517
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
54th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.1679
in 2020
All-time low
0.1254
in 2010
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.050.10.152000201020212000: 0.1452001: 0.1382002: 0.142003: 0.1312004: 0.1412005: 0.142006: 0.1472007: 0.1352008: 0.1432009: 0.1612010: 0.1252012: 0.1252015: 0.162016: 0.142017: 0.1662018: 0.1482019: 0.1472020: 0.1682021: 0.152

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Costa Rica is 0.1517, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1679 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1254, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 54th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1453
2001 0.1382 -4.9%
2002 0.1396 +1.0%
2003 0.1309 -6.3%
2004 0.1405 +7.4%
2005 0.1395 -0.7%
2006 0.147 +5.3%
2007 0.1354 -7.8%
2008 0.1427 +5.4%
2009 0.1615 +13.1%
2010 0.1254 -22.4%
2012 0.1255 +0.1%
2015 0.1602 +27.7%
2016 0.1397 -12.8%
2017 0.1656 +18.5%
2018 0.1482 -10.5%
2019 0.1475 -0.5%
2020 0.1679 +13.9%
2021 0.1517 -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1421 0.1309 0.1615 10
2010s 0.1446 0.1254 0.1656 7
2020s 0.1598 0.1517 0.1679 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 51 Philippines 0.1699 compare
  2. 52 Peru 0.1558 compare
  3. 53 Brazil 0.1523 compare
  4. 55 Paraguay 0.15 compare
  5. 56 Romania 0.147 compare
  6. 57 Uruguay 0.1153 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Costa Rica?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Costa Rica was 0.1517 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1679 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1254 in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 791 data points, 2000–2022
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