Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 19.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.5%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
25th
of 36 countries
All-time high
20.9%
in 2020
All-time low
11.1%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 11.12010: 16.22011: 15.32012: 14.32014: 15.72015: 172016: 18.32017: 17.22018: 17.72019: 18.72020: 20.92021: 20.12022: 19.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 19.5%.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 20.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2008.

That places Costa Rica 25th out of 36 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.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 11.1%
2010 16.2% +45.7%
2011 15.3% -5.4%
2012 14.3% -6.5%
2014 15.7% +9.8%
2015 17.0% +8.3%
2016 18.3% +7.2%
2017 17.2% -5.6%
2018 17.7% +2.7%
2019 18.7% +5.4%
2020 20.9% +11.8%
2021 20.1% -3.9%
2022 19.5% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 1
2010s 16.7% 14.3% 18.7% 9
2020s 20.2% 19.5% 20.9% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 22 Peru 20.6% compare
  2. 23 Mexico 20.4% compare
  3. 24 Serbia 19.6% compare
  4. 26 Uruguay 18.4% compare
  5. 27 Colombia 18.3% compare
  6. 28 Romania 17.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica was 19.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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