Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile was 27.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 27.9%.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 33.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 19th of 34 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.9% | — |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -44.5% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.5% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.7% | 27.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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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 27.9% 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 33.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 34 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 71.3%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap