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

Costa Rica: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender was 0.199 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.199
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
45th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.2143
in 2020
All-time low
0.1621
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.050.10.150.22000201020212000: 0.1952001: 0.22002: 0.2032003: 0.2022004: 0.2062005: 0.22006: 0.1912007: 0.1822008: 0.1882009: 0.2052010: 0.1892012: 0.1772015: 0.1912016: 0.1712017: 0.1952018: 0.1622019: 0.1912020: 0.2142021: 0.199

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.199 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2143 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1621, in 2018.

Costa Rica ranks 45th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1945
2001 0.1999 +2.8%
2002 0.2033 +1.7%
2003 0.2019 -0.7%
2004 0.2059 +2.0%
2005 0.1997 -3.0%
2006 0.1906 -4.6%
2007 0.1821 -4.4%
2008 0.1885 +3.5%
2009 0.2048 +8.6%
2010 0.1893 -7.6%
2012 0.1766 -6.7%
2015 0.1914 +8.4%
2016 0.1711 -10.6%
2017 0.1947 +13.8%
2018 0.1621 -16.8%
2019 0.1912 +18.0%
2020 0.2143 +12.1%
2021 0.199 -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1971 0.1821 0.2059 10
2010s 0.1823 0.1621 0.1947 7
2020s 0.2067 0.199 0.2143 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 42 Dominican Republic 0.2271 compare
  2. 43 Uruguay 0.203 compare
  3. 44 Chile 0.2004 compare
  4. 46 Romania 0.1984 compare
  5. 47 Viet Nam 0.1855 compare
  6. 48 Mexico 0.1808 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Costa Rica?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Costa Rica was 0.199 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2143 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1621 in 2018.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 total employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 865 data points, 2000–2022
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