Market Indexes
Precious Metals
Energy
Commodities
Exchange Rates
Interest Rates
Futures
Top Stocks
Stock Screener
Top 100 Dividend Stocks
U.S. Economic Charts
 GDP by Country GDP Per Capita by Country Manufacturing by Country Debt to GDP Ratio by Country
Topic Overview Largest Countries by Population U.S. States by Population U.S. and World Cities by Population

Costa Rica Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Costa Rica unemployment rate for 2022 was 11.32%, a 3.82% decline from 2021.
  • Costa Rica unemployment rate for 2021 was 15.14%, a 1.29% decline from 2020.
  • Costa Rica unemployment rate for 2020 was 16.43%, a 5.62% increase from 2019.
  • Costa Rica unemployment rate for 2019 was 10.81%, a 1.8% increase from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 28.84%
Botswana 23.62%
Gabon 20.61%
Namibia 19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.55%
Libya 19.30%
Jordan 19.19%
St. Lucia 15.77%
Iraq 15.32%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 14.43%
Bosnia 12.66%
Algeria 12.49%
Guyana 12.30%
Lebanon 11.75%
Albania 11.63%
Costa Rica 11.32%
Colombia 10.55%
Turkey 10.43%
Samoa 10.04%
Brazil 9.23%
Iran 8.82%
Serbia 8.68%
Belize 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Equatorial Guinea 8.58%
Suriname 8.23%
Paraguay 6.75%
Mauritius 6.32%
Azerbaijan 5.65%
Venezuela 5.62%
Romania 5.61%
Dominican Republic 5.50%
Jamaica 5.50%
China 4.98%
Kazakhstan 4.86%
Fiji 4.56%
Maldives 4.39%
Bulgaria 4.27%
Turkmenistan 4.13%
Russia 3.87%
Peru 3.85%
Ecuador 3.76%
Malaysia 3.63%
Belarus 3.57%
Mexico 3.26%
Guatemala 3.05%
Tonga 2.43%
Cuba 1.25%
Thailand 0.94%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Costa Rica Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 11.32% -3.82%
2021 15.14% -1.29%
2020 16.43% 5.62%
2019 10.81% 1.80%
2018 9.01% 1.28%
2017 7.73% -0.36%
2016 8.09% -0.33%
2015 8.42% -0.08%
2014 8.50% 0.28%
2013 8.22% -0.89%
2012 9.11% -0.41%
2011 9.52% 2.35%
2010 7.17% -0.65%
2009 7.82% 2.89%
2008 4.93% 0.37%
2007 4.56% -1.37%
2006 5.93% -0.82%
2005 6.75% 0.31%
2004 6.44% -0.21%
2003 6.65% 0.25%
2002 6.40% 0.35%
2001 6.05% 0.97%
2000 5.08% -0.82%
1999 5.90% 0.57%
1998 5.33% -0.35%
1997 5.68% -0.48%
1996 6.16% 0.98%
1995 5.18% 1.13%
1994 4.05% 0.10%
1993 3.95% 0.02%
1992 3.93% -1.44%
1991 5.37% 5.37%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%