Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) was 0.6214 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.6214
Change on year
down 26.9%
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 2008
All-time low
0.6214
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

00.250.50.7512008201520222008: 1.12010: 0.8792011: 0.7462012: 0.8292014: 0.6992015: 0.8232016: 0.672017: 0.8722018: 1.12019: 0.642020: 0.9892021: 0.852022: 0.621

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica is 0.6214, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica peaked at 1.08 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6214, in 2022.

Costa Rica ranks 9th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 1.08
2010 0.8792 -18.5%
2011 0.7455 -15.2%
2012 0.8291 +11.2%
2014 0.6988 -15.7%
2015 0.8228 +17.8%
2016 0.6701 -18.6%
2017 0.8721 +30.1%
2018 1.05 +20.4%
2019 0.6399 -39.1%
2020 0.9888 +54.5%
2021 0.8504 -14.0%
2022 0.6214 -26.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.08 1.08 1.08 1
2010s 0.8009 0.6399 1.05 9
2020s 0.8202 0.6214 0.9888 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 6 Argentina 0.9762 compare
  2. 7 Thailand 0.9605 compare
  3. 8 Panama 0.7303 compare
  4. 10 Brazil 0.6051 compare
  5. 11 Georgia 0.5997 compare
  6. 12 Honduras 0.5965 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica was 0.6214 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 2008.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6214 in 2022.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)?
Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 271 data points, 2003–2023
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Average transfer amount of Domestic Private Transfers programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)