Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by was 0.5188 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Costa Rica, 2001–2012
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.5188 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in 2012.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6695 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.485, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 13th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6695 | — |
| 2002 | 0.6402 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5935 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5654 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5343 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5174 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5277 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5534 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.485 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5535 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5188 | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5651 | 0.485 | 0.6695 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5362 | 0.5188 | 0.5535 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 10 Palestine, State of 0.5751 compare
- 11 Australia 0.5433 compare
- 12 Paraguay 0.537 compare
- 14 El Salvador 0.5168 compare
- 15 Mauritius 0.5147 compare
- 16 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5138 compare
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 in Costa Rica?
- Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by in Costa Rica was 0.5188 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6695 in 2001.
- What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.485 in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2012.
- Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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