Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total was -9.07 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Costa Rica stood at -9.07 %.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Costa Rica peaked at 5.8 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, -22.21 %, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 44th out of 60 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.34 % | — |
| 2002 | 2.2 % | -747.1% |
| 2003 | -1.22 % | -155.5% |
| 2004 | -1.29 % | +5.7% |
| 2005 | -3.82 % | +196.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8 % | -251.8% |
| 2007 | 4.49 % | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 5.52 % | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 4.36 % | -21.0% |
| 2017 | -10.55 % | -342.0% |
| 2018 | -17.47 % | +65.6% |
| 2019 | -19.79 % | +13.3% |
| 2020 | -22.21 % | +12.2% |
| 2021 | -18.78 % | -15.4% |
| 2022 | -18.27 % | -2.7% |
| 2023 | -15.27 % | -16.4% |
| 2024 | -11.66 % | -23.6% |
| 2025 | -9.07 % | -22.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -9.07 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.95 %. (15 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -9.07 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -9.78 %, 93% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +747.1% | -0.34 % | 2.2 % |
| 2017 | -342.0% | 4.36 % | -10.55 % |
| 2006 | +251.8% | -3.82 % | 5.8 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 % | -3.82 % | 5.8 % | 9 |
| 2010s | -15.94 % | -19.79 % | -10.55 % | 3 |
| 2020s | -15.88 % | -22.21 % | -9.07 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Costa Rica?
- Gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total in Costa Rica was -9.07 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.21 % in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap in the share of self-employed people in [industry]: total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the share of Self-employed people in [industry]: Total AFSemployment — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.