Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.1673 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.1673
Change on year
down 24.1%
World rank
14th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.38
in 2000
All-time low
0.1673
in 2015
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.10.20.30.42000200720152000: 0.382001: 0.2632002: 0.2762003: 0.2492004: 0.2472005: 0.2332006: 0.2652007: 0.2712008: 0.2562009: 0.2772010: 0.2212012: 0.222015: 0.167

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.1673 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica peaked at 0.38 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1673, in 2015.

Costa Rica ranks 14th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.38
2001 0.2632 -30.7%
2002 0.2764 +5.0%
2003 0.249 -9.9%
2004 0.2474 -0.6%
2005 0.233 -5.8%
2006 0.265 +13.7%
2007 0.2711 +2.3%
2008 0.2559 -5.6%
2009 0.2765 +8.1%
2010 0.2211 -20.0%
2012 0.2204 -0.3%
2015 0.1673 -24.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2718 0.233 0.38 10
2010s 0.203 0.1673 0.2211 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 11 El Salvador 0.2407 compare
  2. 12 Ecuador 0.2005 compare
  3. 13 Palestine, State of 0.1971 compare
  4. 15 South Africa 0.1572 compare
  5. 16 Dominican Republic 0.1287 compare
  6. 17 Australia 0.1157 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica was 0.1673 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.38 in 2000.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1673 in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 25 countries with data for 2015.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 267 data points, 2000–2021
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