Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 6.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.3% for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 10.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.9% | — |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -15.2% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 6 |
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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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 6.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.