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

Costa Rica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
52nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2010
All-time low
0.7%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.731 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1990: 0.731 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1991: 0.71 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1992: 0.771 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1993: 0.762 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1994: 0.772 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1995: 0.763 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1996: 0.754 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1997: 0.724 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.715 % of urban workers in the industrial sector1999: 0.73 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.756 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.726 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2002: 0.728 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2003: 0.735 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2004: 0.722 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.759 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.722 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.773 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2008: 0.767 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.719 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.8 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.785 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.771 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.783 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.78 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.797 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.775 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.777 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.762 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2019: 0.775 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2020: 0.756 % of urban workers in the industrial sector2021: 0.771 % of urban workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

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

Year % of urban workers in the industrial sector Change
1989 0.7% —
1990 0.7% -0.0%
1991 0.7% -2.9%
1992 0.8% +8.7%
1993 0.8% -1.2%
1994 0.8% +1.3%
1995 0.8% -1.2%
1996 0.8% -1.2%
1997 0.7% -4.0%
1998 0.7% -1.2%
1999 0.7% +2.0%
2000 0.8% +3.6%
2001 0.7% -4.0%
2002 0.7% +0.3%
2003 0.7% +0.9%
2004 0.7% -1.8%
2005 0.8% +5.1%
2006 0.7% -4.8%
2007 0.8% +7.1%
2008 0.8% -0.8%
2009 0.7% -6.2%
2010 0.8% +11.2%
2011 0.8% -1.9%
2012 0.8% -1.7%
2013 0.8% +1.4%
2014 0.8% -0.4%
2015 0.8% +2.2%
2016 0.8% -2.8%
2017 0.8% +0.2%
2018 0.8% -1.9%
2019 0.8% +1.7%
2020 0.8% -2.5%
2021 0.8% +2.1%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 86% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 49 Georgia 0.8% compare
  2. 50 Chile 0.8% compare
  3. 51 Indonesia 0.8% compare
  4. 53 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  5. 54 Kosovo 0.8% compare
  6. 54 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of urban workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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