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
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Costa Rica, 2000–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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