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 0.085 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.085
Change on year
down 20.8%
World rank
58th
of 70 countries
All-time high
0.1313
in 2017
All-time low
0.085
in 2021
Years of data
19
2000–2021

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

00.050.10.152000201020212000: 0.1152001: 0.1112002: 0.1052003: 0.1012004: 0.1042005: 0.1132006: 0.1112007: 0.1072008: 0.1072009: 0.1222010: 0.0972012: 0.092015: 0.1172016: 0.1142017: 0.1312018: 0.1052019: 0.1132020: 0.1072021: 0.085

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Costa Rica stood at 0.085. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1313 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.085, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 58th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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: Male in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1152
2001 0.1113 -3.3%
2002 0.1051 -5.6%
2003 0.101 -3.9%
2004 0.1035 +2.5%
2005 0.113 +9.2%
2006 0.1108 -2.0%
2007 0.107 -3.4%
2008 0.1071 +0.1%
2009 0.1222 +14.0%
2010 0.0966 -20.9%
2012 0.0905 -6.4%
2015 0.1166 +28.9%
2016 0.1135 -2.7%
2017 0.1313 +15.7%
2018 0.1052 -19.9%
2019 0.1131 +7.6%
2020 0.1073 -5.2%
2021 0.085 -20.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1096 0.101 0.1222 10
2010s 0.1096 0.0905 0.1313 7
2020s 0.0961 0.085 0.1073 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 55 Romania 0.0905 compare
  2. 56 Morocco 0.087 compare
  3. 57 Pakistan 0.0855 compare
  4. 59 El Salvador 0.0789 compare
  5. 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0772 compare
  6. 61 Ethiopia 0.0771 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 0.085 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 0.1313 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.085 in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Costa Rica ranks 58th 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 down 12.0%. 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 by gender: Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 864 data points, 2000–2022
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