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 1.45 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.45
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
7th
of 23 countries
All-time high
1.97
in 2012
All-time low
0.7144
in 2011
Years of data
7
2008–2019

Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica, 2008–2019

00.511.522008201320192008: 1.32011: 0.7142012: 22014: 0.9212015: 1.62017: 1.72019: 1.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1.45 for average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in 2019.

That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica peaked at 1.97 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7144, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 7th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.3 1.3 1.3 1
2010s 1.39 0.7144 1.97 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Kyrgyz Republic 1.78 compare
  2. 5 Türkiye, Republic of 1.58 compare
  3. 6 Chile 1.48 compare
  4. 8 Poland, Republic of 1.43 compare
  5. 9 Sri Lanka 1.39 compare
  6. 10 Mongolia 1.18 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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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 1.45 in 2019, 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 1.97 in 2012.
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 0.7144 in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2019.
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 11.5%. 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. 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
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 207 data points, 2004–2022
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Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)