Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 55.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 55.6% for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Costa Rica peaked at 68.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 46th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 55.8% | — |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 55.6% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.3% | 55.8% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 55.6% | 64.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 66.0% compare
- 44 Mongolia 60.1% compare
- 45 Mauritius 57.2% compare
- 47 Argentina 53.3% compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 51.5% compare
- 49 North Macedonia 49.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Costa Rica?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Costa Rica was 55.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).