Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) was 31.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
In 2022, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Costa Rica stood at 31.8%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Costa Rica peaked at 74.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 15th of 25 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.
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36.6% | — |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +27.4% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +100.1% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | -53.2% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | -9.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 31.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.9%, 2.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +100.1% | 37.3% | 74.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 33.8% | 47.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 31.8% | 74.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 12 Sri Lanka 47.1% compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 45.1% compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 40.9% compare
- 16 Mexico 30.9% compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 29.1% compare
- 18 Mongolia 27.8% compare
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Costa Rica?
- Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) in Costa Rica was 31.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%)?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group