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Costa Rica Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Costa Rica Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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7.15% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Costa Rica's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 7.15%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	6.84%	−0.04pp	123rd
2024	6.94%	−0.36pp	129th
2023	8.33%	−3.34pp	141st
2022	11.33%	−2.36pp	155th
2021	15.14%	−4.84pp	168th
2020	16.43%	+4.02pp	171st
2019	10.81%	−1.14pp	150th
2018	9.01%	−0.28pp	137th
2017	7.73%	−1.81pp	121st
2016	8.09%	−1.52pp	123rd
2015	8.42%	−1.24pp	121st
2014	8.50%	+0.19pp	122nd
2013	8.22%	−1.63pp	118th
2012	9.11%	−1.38pp	126th
2011	9.52%	+0.31pp	130th
2010	7.17%	−0.65pp	101st
2009	7.82%	+2.88pp	110th
2008	4.93%	+0.34pp	78th
2007	4.56%	−1.41pp	71st
2006	5.93%	−0.70pp	88th
2005	6.75%	+0.25pp	91st
2004	6.45%	−0.22pp	90th
2003	6.65%	+0.25pp	90th
2002	6.40%	+0.32pp	89th
2001	6.05%	+0.86pp	85th
2000	5.08%	−0.94pp	72nd
1999	5.90%	+0.30pp	76th
1998	5.33%	−0.37pp	71st
1997	5.68%	−0.52pp	76th
1996	6.16%	+0.96pp	75th
1995	5.18%	+0.98pp	67th
1994	4.05%	−0.05pp	52nd
1993	3.95%	−0.15pp	55th
1992	3.93%	−1.57pp	66th
1991	5.37%	+0.73pp	88th
1990	4.64%	+0.87pp	23rd
1989	3.77%	−1.69pp	20th
1988	5.46%	−0.12pp	22nd
1987	5.58%	−0.65pp	23rd
1986	6.23%	−0.62pp	22nd
1985	6.85%	+1.49pp	27th
1984	5.36%	−3.87pp	16th
1983	9.23%	−0.17pp	32nd
1982	9.41%	+0.64pp	31st
1981	8.77%	+2.85pp	32nd
1980	5.92%	–	23rd

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