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Costa Rica - Unemployment Rate 6.84

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

6.84 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

1.3×

Growth since 1991

1.27×

Ranking Race โ€” Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#16319911996200120062011201620212025#89#1242024 overtook Lithuania2025 overtook Latvia
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Costa Rica climbed from #89 to #124 (overtook Lithuania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Costa Rica ↓

Key Events โ€” Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2007
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 33 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 28 places in global rank auto
2020
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Latvia in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.938.112.2616.43

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