Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 27.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
27.7%
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2022
All-time low
8.2%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

10152025302008201520222008: 16.82010: 8.22011: 9.62012: 9.82014: 13.32015: 12.22016: 17.22017: 20.22018: 17.62019: 232020: 24.42021: 25.72022: 27.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica is 27.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 183.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 27.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 17th of 31 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.8%
2010 8.2% -51.4%
2011 9.6% +17.5%
2012 9.8% +2.2%
2014 13.3% +35.8%
2015 12.2% -8.1%
2016 17.2% +41.0%
2017 20.2% +17.2%
2018 17.6% -12.9%
2019 23.0% +30.9%
2020 24.4% +5.8%
2021 25.7% +5.5%
2022 27.7% +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.8% 16.8% 16.8% 1
2010s 14.6% 8.2% 23.0% 9
2020s 25.9% 24.4% 27.7% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Chile 54.1% compare
  2. 16 Brazil 46.3% compare
  3. 18 Thailand 26.9% compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 25.6% compare
  5. 20 Pakistan 22.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 27.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 183.3%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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