Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 30.58 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 30.58 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Costa Rica peaked at 34.35 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.44 %, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 39th out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.22 % | — |
| 2002 | 32.78 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 31.28 % | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 32.11 % | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 29.36 % | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 30.92 % | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 28.59 % | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 28.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 28.44 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30 % | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 31.13 % | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 33.07 % | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 34.35 % | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 34.04 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.74 % | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 30.15 % | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 31 % | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 30.58 % | -1.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 30.58 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.1 %, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 30.58 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.82 %, 99% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.47 % | 28.44 % | 32.78 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.4 % | 30 % | 33.07 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 32.14 % | 30.15 % | 34.35 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 466.29 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,084 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Costa Rica?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Costa Rica was 30.58 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 34.35 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.44 % in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. 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.