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

Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st was 21.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.9%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
17th
of 34 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2022
All-time low
12.5%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 19.32010: 13.82011: 12.72012: 14.82014: 12.52015: 13.52016: 16.72017: 17.62018: 17.62019: 18.32020: 19.62021: 21.32022: 21.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 21.9% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st in Costa Rica peaked at 21.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 17th 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 19.3%
2010 13.8% -28.4%
2011 12.7% -8.1%
2012 14.8% +16.1%
2014 12.5% -15.2%
2015 13.5% +8.0%
2016 16.7% +23.6%
2017 17.6% +5.0%
2018 17.6% +0.4%
2019 18.3% +3.7%
2020 19.6% +7.0%
2021 21.3% +8.9%
2022 21.9% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.3% 19.3% 19.3% 1
2010s 15.3% 12.5% 18.3% 9
2020s 20.9% 19.6% 21.9% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Argentina 29.4% compare
  2. 16 Brazil 29.1% compare
  3. 18 Chile 21.5% compare
  4. 19 Thailand 16.8% compare
  5. 20 Vietnam 15.7% 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 21.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - contributory pensions - 1st?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 34 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 48.3%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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