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

Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st was 18.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.7%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
17th
of 31 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 2021
All-time low
7.5%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 9.32010: 7.52011: 7.62012: 8.72014: 9.82015: 10.52016: 13.22017: 14.72018: 13.22019: 15.82020: 17.62021: 19.22022: 18.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 18.7% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in 2022.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 116.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Costa Rica peaked at 19.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 9.3%
2010 7.5% -19.3%
2011 7.6% +1.1%
2012 8.7% +14.0%
2014 9.8% +12.7%
2015 10.5% +7.9%
2016 13.2% +25.3%
2017 14.7% +11.2%
2018 13.2% -9.9%
2019 15.8% +19.4%
2020 17.6% +11.5%
2021 19.2% +9.3%
2022 18.7% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.3% 9.3% 9.3% 1
2010s 11.2% 7.5% 15.8% 9
2020s 18.5% 17.6% 19.2% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Kosovo 37.2% compare
  2. 14 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 37.2% compare
  3. 16 Chile 35.5% compare
  4. 18 Sri Lanka 11.0% compare
  5. 19 Pakistan 10.0% compare
  6. 20 Viet Nam 8.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Costa Rica?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st in Costa Rica was 18.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions -1st rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.1%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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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