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

Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st was 11.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.9%
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
14.1%
in 2020
All-time low
5.0%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0510152008201520222008: 52010: 5.62011: 8.22012: 8.92014: 8.22015: 9.62016: 12.52017: 112018: 12.22019: 11.72020: 14.12021: 10.52022: 11.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 11.9% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in 2022.

The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Costa Rica peaked at 14.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 35 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 5.0%
2010 5.6% +11.1%
2011 8.2% +46.3%
2012 8.9% +8.5%
2014 8.2% -7.4%
2015 9.6% +17.1%
2016 12.5% +29.9%
2017 11.0% -12.5%
2018 12.2% +11.8%
2019 11.7% -4.2%
2020 14.1% +19.9%
2021 10.5% -25.3%
2022 11.9% +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 1
2010s 9.8% 5.6% 12.5% 9
2020s 12.1% 10.5% 14.1% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.4% compare
  2. 20 Malawi 12.9% compare
  3. 21 Côte d'Ivoire 12.1% compare
  4. 23 Colombia 11.1% compare
  5. 24 Mongolia 10.0% compare
  6. 25 Panama 8.6% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Costa Rica?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st in Costa Rica was 11.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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