Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 10.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Costa Rica stood at 10.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Costa Rica peaked at 15.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2013.
That places Costa Rica 63rd out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 12.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Costa Rica?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Costa Rica was 10.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).