Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment
Costa Rica
10.9%
in 2025
Paraguay
10.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Paraguay rank
65th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 10.9% against 10.8% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Paraguay ranks 65th of 152 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.2% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 11.0% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.5% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 10.9% against 10.8% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Paraguay ranks 65th 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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About this data
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).