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 0.8672 preT in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.8672 preT
Change on year
down 38.0%
World rank
15th
of 27 countries
All-time high
1.4 preT
in 2019
All-time low
0.4662 preT
in 2014
Years of data
10
2008–2022

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

0.40.60.811.21.42008201520222008: 0.885 preT2010: 0.826 preT2011: 0.801 preT2012: 0.606 preT2014: 0.466 preT2015: 0.817 preT2016: 1.3 preT2018: 0.613 preT2019: 1.4 preT2022: 0.867 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica stood at 0.8672 preT.

The figure is down 38.0% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Costa Rica peaked at 1.4 preT in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4662 preT, in 2014.

That places Costa Rica 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 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) - International Private Transfers (preT) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 0.885 preT
2010 0.8264 preT -6.6%
2011 0.8008 preT -3.1%
2012 0.6057 preT -24.4%
2014 0.4662 preT -23.0%
2015 0.8167 preT +75.2%
2016 1.26 preT +53.9%
2018 0.6134 preT -51.2%
2019 1.4 preT +128.0%
2022 0.8672 preT -38.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.885 preT 0.885 preT 0.885 preT 1
2010s 0.8481 preT 0.4662 preT 1.4 preT 8
2020s 0.8672 preT 0.8672 preT 0.8672 preT 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Pakistan 1.37 preT compare
  2. 13 Mongolia 1.36 preT compare
  3. 14 South Africa 0.9167 preT compare
  4. 16 Mexico 0.6768 preT compare
  5. 17 Ecuador 0.6717 preT compare
  6. 18 Honduras 0.6611 preT compare

See the full ranking of 27 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 0.8672 preT 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 1.4 preT in 2019.
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 0.4662 preT in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 27 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 up 43.2%. 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 Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - International Private Transfers (preT). 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) - International Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 254 data points, 2003–2022
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Average transfer amount of International Private Transfers programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)