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Costa Rica Highest Unemployment Rate

16.43% in 2020
Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Costa Rica was 16.43% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (16.43%), 2021 (15.14%), 2022 (11.33%), 2019 (10.81%), 2011 (9.52%).

Top 5 Highest Years
Costa Rica Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
RankYearValue
1st 2020 16.43%
2nd 2021 15.14%
3rd 2022 11.33%
4th 2019 10.81%
5th 2011 9.52%
All Data (sorted by value)
YearValueChangeRank
2020 16.43% +4.02pp 171st
2021 15.14% −4.84pp 168th
2022 11.33% −2.36pp 155th
2019 10.81% −1.14pp 150th
2023 8.33% −3.34pp 141st
2018 9.01% −0.28pp 137th
2011 9.52% +0.31pp 130th
1982 9.41% +0.64pp 31st
2016 8.09% −1.52pp 123rd
2015 8.42% −1.24pp 121st
2014 8.50% +0.19pp 122nd
2012 9.11% −1.38pp 126th
1983 9.23% −0.17pp 32nd
2013 8.22% −1.63pp 118th
1981 8.77% +2.85pp 32nd
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