Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor was 65.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica is 65.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica peaked at 65.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 36 countries on this measure, 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 -extreme poor in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 46.3% | — |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 40.7% | 60.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 52.0% | 65.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica was 65.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap