Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 16.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Costa Rica, 2011–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 16.6% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Costa Rica peaked at 22.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 30th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.8% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 16.6% | 22.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Costa Rica?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Costa Rica was 16.6% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.