Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social was 1.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.7%
Change on year
down 28.5%
World rank
22nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
3.6%
in 2009
All-time low
1.5%
in 2019
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

012342008201520222008: 2.62009: 3.62010: 2.32011: 2.82012: 2.62014: 2.72015: 2.52016: 22017: 1.72018: 2.42019: 1.52020: 32021: 2.32022: 1.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Costa Rica stood at 1.7%.

That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Costa Rica peaked at 3.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.

Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 2.6%
2009 3.6% +36.7%
2010 2.3% -36.4%
2011 2.8% +21.5%
2012 2.6% -6.2%
2014 2.7% +1.8%
2015 2.5% -4.5%
2016 2.0% -20.3%
2017 1.7% -14.8%
2018 2.4% +42.1%
2019 1.5% -39.0%
2020 3.0% +101.8%
2021 2.3% -23.1%
2022 1.7% -28.5%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 1.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 6.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 1.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 70% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.1% 2.6% 3.6% 2
2010s 2.3% 1.5% 2.8% 9
2020s 2.3% 1.7% 3.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 19 Kyrgyzstan 1.7% compare
  2. 20 El Salvador 1.7% compare
  3. 21 Sri Lanka 1.7% compare
  4. 23 Armenia 1.5% compare
  5. 24 Argentina 1.1% compare
  6. 25 Türkiye 1.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social in Costa Rica was 1.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social?
Costa Rica ranks 22nd out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - all social rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 373 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population