Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment was 0.1298 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.1298
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
54th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1547
in 2017
All-time low
0.1231
in 2012
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Costa Rica, 2000–2021

00.050.10.152000201020212000: 0.142001: 0.1422002: 0.142003: 0.1362004: 0.1382005: 0.1442006: 0.142007: 0.1352008: 0.1382009: 0.1532010: 0.1312012: 0.1232015: 0.1462016: 0.1362017: 0.1552018: 0.1272019: 0.1432020: 0.1482021: 0.13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Costa Rica is 0.1298, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1547 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1231, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 54th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1404
2001 0.1425 +1.5%
2002 0.1396 -2.0%
2003 0.1364 -2.3%
2004 0.1383 +1.4%
2005 0.1436 +3.8%
2006 0.1396 -2.8%
2007 0.1346 -3.5%
2008 0.1376 +2.2%
2009 0.153 +11.2%
2010 0.1313 -14.2%
2012 0.1231 -6.2%
2015 0.1461 +18.7%
2016 0.1364 -6.6%
2017 0.1547 +13.4%
2018 0.127 -17.9%
2019 0.143 +12.6%
2020 0.1476 +3.2%
2021 0.1298 -12.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1405 0.1346 0.153 10
2010s 0.1374 0.1231 0.1547 7
2020s 0.1387 0.1298 0.1476 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 51 Chile 0.1528 compare
  2. 52 Georgia 0.1422 compare
  3. 53 Mexico 0.1367 compare
  4. 55 United States 0.1288 compare
  5. 56 Romania 0.1266 compare
  6. 57 Brazil 0.1251 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Costa Rica?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment in Costa Rica was 0.1298 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1547 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1231 in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment?
Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,004 data points, 2000–2022
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