Costa Rica Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Costa Rica unemployment rate for 2023 was 8.30%, a 3.02% decline from 2022.
  • Costa Rica unemployment rate for 2022 was 11.33%, a 3.81% 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 5.63% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Costa Rica Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 8.30% -3.02%
2022 11.33% -3.81%
2021 15.14% -1.29%
2020 16.43% 5.63%
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% 0.38%
2007 4.56% -1.37%
2006 5.93% -0.82%
2005 6.75% 0.30%
2004 6.45% -0.21%
2003 6.65% 0.26%
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% -1.44%