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

Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 21.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.0%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
22nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2022
All-time low
10.8%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 10.8 poorest2010: 13.4 poorest2011: 14.2 poorest2012: 14.1 poorest2014: 15.4 poorest2015: 16.5 poorest2016: 18.8 poorest2017: 17.8 poorest2018: 17.8 poorest2019: 19.5 poorest2020: 20.8 poorest2021: 19.4 poorest2022: 21 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 21.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 21.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2008.

That places Costa Rica 22nd 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) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 10.8%
2010 13.4% +24.6%
2011 14.2% +5.7%
2012 14.1% -0.4%
2014 15.4% +8.7%
2015 16.5% +7.7%
2016 18.8% +13.8%
2017 17.8% -5.6%
2018 17.8% +0.4%
2019 19.5% +9.3%
2020 20.8% +6.9%
2021 19.4% -6.9%
2022 21.0% +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.8% 10.8% 10.8% 1
2010s 16.4% 13.4% 19.5% 9
2020s 20.4% 19.4% 21.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 19 Paraguay 22.8% compare
  2. 20 Cote d'Ivoire 22.0% compare
  3. 21 El Salvador 21.6% compare
  4. 23 Bolivia 20.0% compare
  5. 24 Uruguay 18.0% compare
  6. 25 Serbia 17.7% 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 21.0% 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 21.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd 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 48.3%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
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