Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) was 2.2 preT in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
2.2 preT
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
24th
of 33 countries
All-time high
2.9 preT
in 2020
All-time low
1.38 preT
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01232008201520222008: 2 preT2010: 2.2 preT2011: 1.4 preT2012: 2 preT2014: 1.6 preT2015: 1.6 preT2016: 2.6 preT2017: 2.5 preT2018: 2.2 preT2019: 2.6 preT2020: 2.9 preT2021: 2.9 preT2022: 2.2 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 2.2 preT for average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica peaked at 2.9 preT in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.38 preT, in 2011.

That places Costa Rica 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.95 preT 1.95 preT 1.95 preT 1
2010s 2.06 preT 1.38 preT 2.61 preT 9
2020s 2.67 preT 2.2 preT 2.9 preT 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 21 Dominican Republic 2.85 preT compare
  2. 22 Uruguay 2.65 preT compare
  3. 23 Brazil 2.37 preT compare
  4. 25 Paraguay 2.17 preT compare
  5. 26 Argentina 2.13 preT compare
  6. 27 South Africa 1.89 preT compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica was 2.2 preT in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.9 preT in 2020.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.38 preT in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - Contributory Pensions (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - Contributory Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 330 data points, 2002–2023
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Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)