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

Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 26.6% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
26.6%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
18th
of 33 countries
All-time high
26.6%
in 2022
All-time low
12.2%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 26.2 poorest2010: 13.3 poorest2011: 13.4 poorest2012: 12.2 poorest2014: 13.5 poorest2015: 13.6 poorest2016: 18.2 poorest2017: 20.6 poorest2018: 18.7 poorest2019: 22.8 poorest2020: 23.9 poorest2021: 25.9 poorest2022: 26.6 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 26.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 117.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 26.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2012.

That places Costa Rica 18th out of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.2% 26.2% 26.2% 1
2010s 16.3% 12.2% 22.8% 9
2020s 25.5% 23.9% 26.6% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  3. 17 Thailand 33.6% compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 24.5% compare
  5. 20 Pakistan 21.2% compare
  6. 21 Viet Nam 17.8% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

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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 26.6% 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 26.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 33 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 117.6%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Contributory Pensions programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap