Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 31.91 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Costa Rica, 2017–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Costa Rica is 31.91 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.31 % | — |
| 2018 | 25.28 % | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 32.36 % | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 32.01 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 34.05 % | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 29.79 % | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 31.91 % | +7.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 31.91 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.91 %, 64% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.65 % | 25.28 % | 32.36 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.94 % | 29.79 % | 34.05 % | 4 |
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 share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Costa Rica?
- Share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Costa Rica was 31.91 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.05 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.28 % in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural 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.