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Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total was 0.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
57th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.748 % of total workers in the industrial sector1990: 0.745 % of total workers in the industrial sector1991: 0.739 % of total workers in the industrial sector1992: 0.78 % of total workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.776 % of total workers in the industrial sector1994: 0.781 % of total workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.776 % of total workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.75 % of total workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.742 % of total workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.728 % of total workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.733 % of total workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.732 % of total workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.725 % of total workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.723 % of total workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.728 % of total workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.729 % of total workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.757 % of total workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.726 % of total workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.773 % of total workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.755 % of total workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.733 % of total workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.782 % of total workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.779 % of total workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.771 % of total workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.776 % of total workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.78 % of total workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.785 % of total workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.768 % of total workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.76 % of total workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.756 % of total workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.766 % of total workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.744 % of total workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.764 % of total workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.

Costa Rica ranks 57th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of total workers in the industrial sector Change
1989 0.7% —
1990 0.7% -0.4%
1991 0.7% -0.8%
1992 0.8% +5.6%
1993 0.8% -0.5%
1994 0.8% +0.6%
1995 0.8% -0.6%
1996 0.7% -3.4%
1997 0.7% -1.0%
1998 0.7% -1.9%
1999 0.7% +0.7%
2000 0.7% -0.2%
2001 0.7% -0.9%
2002 0.7% -0.2%
2003 0.7% +0.7%
2004 0.7% +0.1%
2005 0.8% +3.8%
2006 0.7% -4.0%
2007 0.8% +6.4%
2008 0.8% -2.3%
2009 0.7% -2.9%
2010 0.8% +6.7%
2011 0.8% -0.4%
2012 0.8% -1.0%
2013 0.8% +0.7%
2014 0.8% +0.4%
2015 0.8% +0.7%
2016 0.8% -2.2%
2017 0.8% -1.0%
2018 0.8% -0.6%
2019 0.8% +1.3%
2020 0.7% -2.8%
2021 0.8% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 54 Mauritius 0.8% compare
  2. 55 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  3. 56 Chile 0.8% compare
  4. 58 Kosovo 0.8% compare
  5. 58 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% compare
  6. 60 Pakistan 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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