Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required was 10.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Costa Rica, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
In 2022, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Costa Rica stood at 10.4%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Costa Rica peaked at 19.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 74th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.9% | — |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 16.1% | 19.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.2% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.4% | 13.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Costa Rica?
- Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required in Costa Rica was 10.4% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below the extreme poverty threshold.