Costa Rica - Share of Employment in Agriculture

Since 2014, Costa Rica Share of Employment in Agriculture increased 1.4points year on year. At 11.93 Percent of Total Employment in 2019, the country was number 44 among other countries in Share of Employment in Agriculture. Costa Rica is overtaken by Greece, which was ranked number 43 with 12.05 Percent of Total Employment and is followed by Malaysia with 10.47 Percent of Total Employment. Zimbabwe, Mali and Bhutan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Samoa witnessed the best average annual growth at +32.5points per year, while Argentina recorded the worst performance at -31.2points per year.

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Date Percent of Total Employment
2019 11.93
2018 12.32
2017 12.50
2016 12.19
2015 12.29
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How does Costa Rica rank in Share of Employment in Agriculture?

# 103 Countries Percent of Total Employment Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Tanzania
68.10 % 2014 NA NA View data
2 #2
Zimbabwe
67.20 % 2014 NA NA View data
43 #43
Greece
12.05 % 2019 -1.8 % -2.4 % View data
44 #44
Costa Rica
11.93 % 2019 -3.2 % +1.4 % View data
45 #45
Malaysia
10.47 % 2019 -1.5 % NA View data
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