Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica

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

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
38th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 2001
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.78 % of rural workers in the service sector1990: 0.762 % of rural workers in the service sector1991: 0.725 % of rural workers in the service sector1992: 0.736 % of rural workers in the service sector1993: 0.751 % of rural workers in the service sector1994: 0.716 % of rural workers in the service sector1995: 0.717 % of rural workers in the service sector1996: 0.728 % of rural workers in the service sector1997: 0.721 % of rural workers in the service sector1998: 0.733 % of rural workers in the service sector1999: 0.733 % of rural workers in the service sector2000: 0.724 % of rural workers in the service sector2001: 0.684 % of rural workers in the service sector2002: 0.685 % of rural workers in the service sector2003: 0.699 % of rural workers in the service sector2004: 0.687 % of rural workers in the service sector2005: 0.708 % of rural workers in the service sector2006: 0.71 % of rural workers in the service sector2007: 0.717 % of rural workers in the service sector2008: 0.723 % of rural workers in the service sector2009: 0.71 % of rural workers in the service sector2010: 0.759 % of rural workers in the service sector2011: 0.76 % of rural workers in the service sector2012: 0.747 % of rural workers in the service sector2013: 0.743 % of rural workers in the service sector2014: 0.752 % of rural workers in the service sector2015: 0.747 % of rural workers in the service sector2016: 0.743 % of rural workers in the service sector2017: 0.775 % of rural workers in the service sector2018: 0.788 % of rural workers in the service sector2019: 0.78 % of rural workers in the service sector2020: 0.765 % of rural workers in the service sector2021: 0.769 % of rural workers in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural workers in the service sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica is 0.8%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2001.

That places Costa Rica 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural workers in the service sector Change
1989 0.8%
1990 0.8% -2.3%
1991 0.7% -4.8%
1992 0.7% +1.5%
1993 0.8% +2.1%
1994 0.7% -4.7%
1995 0.7% +0.0%
1996 0.7% +1.6%
1997 0.7% -1.0%
1998 0.7% +1.6%
1999 0.7% +0.1%
2000 0.7% -1.3%
2001 0.7% -5.5%
2002 0.7% +0.2%
2003 0.7% +1.9%
2004 0.7% -1.6%
2005 0.7% +3.0%
2006 0.7% +0.4%
2007 0.7% +0.9%
2008 0.7% +0.8%
2009 0.7% -1.8%
2010 0.8% +7.0%
2011 0.8% +0.1%
2012 0.7% -1.7%
2013 0.7% -0.6%
2014 0.8% +1.3%
2015 0.7% -0.8%
2016 0.7% -0.5%
2017 0.8% +4.4%
2018 0.8% +1.6%
2019 0.8% -0.9%
2020 0.8% -1.9%
2021 0.8% +0.5%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the service sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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