Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private was 32.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
32.6%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
45.8%
in 2012
All-time low
27.1%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

010203040502008201520222008: 41.1 preT2010: 38.4 preT2011: 35.8 preT2012: 45.8 preT2014: 37.1 preT2015: 38.2 preT2016: 30.2 preT2017: 27.1 preT2018: 40.9 preT2019: 29.6 preT2020: 35.1 preT2021: 31 preT2022: 32.6 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in Costa Rica stood at 32.6%.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in Costa Rica peaked at 45.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2017.

That places Costa Rica 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 41.1%
2010 38.4% -6.6%
2011 35.8% -6.7%
2012 45.8% +27.8%
2014 37.1% -19.0%
2015 38.2% +2.8%
2016 30.2% -20.9%
2017 27.1% -10.3%
2018 40.9% +51.0%
2019 29.6% -27.7%
2020 35.1% +18.9%
2021 31.0% -11.7%
2022 32.6% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.1% 41.1% 41.1% 1
2010s 35.9% 27.1% 45.8% 9
2020s 32.9% 31.0% 35.1% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Republic of Moldova 39.6% compare
  2. 13 Honduras 39.3% compare
  3. 14 Sri Lanka 36.3% compare
  4. 16 Romania 31.2% compare
  5. 17 Mongolia 28.8% compare
  6. 18 Paraguay 28.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private in Costa Rica was 32.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2017.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all private rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group