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

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other was 1.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.4%
Change on year
up 200.2%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
4.7%
in 2009
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2008–2022

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

0123452008201520222008: 42009: 4.72010: 2.52011: 3.12012: 3.12014: 2.82015: 32016: 2.22017: 2.52018: 3.92019: 1.82020: 3.62021: 0.4692022: 1.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other in Costa Rica stood at 1.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 200.2% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other in Costa Rica peaked at 4.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 11th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 4.0%
2009 4.7% +18.3%
2010 2.5% -46.7%
2011 3.1% +25.9%
2012 3.1% -0.4%
2014 2.8% -9.3%
2015 3.0% +5.9%
2016 2.2% -25.6%
2017 2.5% +12.5%
2018 3.9% +53.1%
2019 1.8% -53.4%
2020 3.6% +102.2%
2021 0.5% -87.1%
2022 1.4% +200.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.3% 4.0% 4.7% 2
2010s 2.8% 1.8% 3.9% 9
2020s 1.8% 0.5% 3.6% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 8 Mexico 3.2% compare
  2. 9 Panama 2.8% compare
  3. 10 El Salvador 2.1% compare
  4. 12 Viet Nam 0.7% compare
  5. 13 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
  6. 14 Chile 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other in Costa Rica was 1.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other?
Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - other rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. 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) (%) - Other Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Other Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 242 data points, 2005–2023
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