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

Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st was 10.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
10.1%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
10.8%
in 2020
All-time low
6.1%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02.557.5102008201520222008: 6.12010: 82011: 7.22012: 6.82014: 7.32015: 9.72016: 9.92017: 8.72018: 10.52019: 9.42020: 10.82021: 10.22022: 10.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 10.1% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st in Costa Rica peaked at 10.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 6.1%
2010 8.0% +31.2%
2011 7.2% -10.7%
2012 6.8% -5.3%
2014 7.3% +8.2%
2015 9.7% +32.5%
2016 9.9% +2.1%
2017 8.7% -12.2%
2018 10.5% +20.7%
2019 9.4% -10.5%
2020 10.8% +14.3%
2021 10.2% -5.5%
2022 10.1% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 1
2010s 8.6% 6.8% 10.5% 9
2020s 10.3% 10.1% 10.8% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 20 Peru 11.8% compare
  2. 21 Paraguay 10.4% compare
  3. 22 Mexico 10.4% compare
  4. 24 Malawi 9.6% compare
  5. 25 Colombia 9.3% compare
  6. 26 Uruguay 8.8% compare

See the full ranking of 36 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 10.1% 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 10.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 36 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 48.7%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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