Argentina vs Costa Rica: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
Argentina
10.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica
10.9%
in 2025
Argentina rank
69th
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10.9% against 10.6% in Argentina, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Argentina ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 152 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.0% | 2.5% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.0% | 0.5% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, Argentina or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 10.9% against 10.6% in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Argentina ranks 69th and Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 152 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).