Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.2%
Change on year
up 54.1%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 2021
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

11.522.52008201520222008: 22010: 0.962011: 1.62012: 1.42014: 0.7972015: 1.22016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 0.9872019: 1.12020: 2.52021: 0.7732022: 1.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all in Costa Rica is 1.2%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 54.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all in Costa Rica peaked at 2.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.

That places Costa Rica 18th 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.

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 2.0%
2010 1.0% -51.2%
2011 1.6% +70.1%
2012 1.4% -13.4%
2014 0.8% -43.7%
2015 1.2% +56.4%
2016 1.1% -9.6%
2017 1.1% -0.2%
2018 1.0% -12.3%
2019 1.1% +6.6%
2020 2.5% +138.5%
2021 0.8% -69.2%
2022 1.2% +54.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1
2010s 1.1% 0.8% 1.6% 9
2020s 1.5% 0.8% 2.5% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Argentina 1.3% compare
  2. 16 Dominican Republic 1.3% compare
  3. 17 Panama 1.3% compare
  4. 19 Peru 1.1% compare
  5. 20 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  6. 21 El Salvador 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all in Costa Rica was 1.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 346 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population