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

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.2%
Change on year
up 52.4%
World rank
17th
of 30 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

11.522.52008201520222008: 1.82010: 0.7722011: 1.82012: 1.72014: 0.8172015: 1.22016: 1.22017: 1.22018: 0.8882019: 1.12020: 2.62021: 0.7952022: 1.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Costa Rica stood at 1.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.4% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Costa Rica peaked at 2.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 1.8%
2010 0.8% -57.4%
2011 1.8% +136.2%
2012 1.7% -5.5%
2014 0.8% -52.6%
2015 1.2% +48.3%
2016 1.2% -4.4%
2017 1.2% +0.1%
2018 0.9% -23.4%
2019 1.1% +22.1%
2020 2.6% +136.4%
2021 0.8% -69.0%
2022 1.2% +52.4%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 5.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1
2010s 1.2% 0.8% 1.8% 9
2020s 1.5% 0.8% 2.6% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Armenia 1.3% compare
  2. 15 Panama 1.3% compare
  3. 16 Dominican Republic 1.2% compare
  4. 18 Peru 1.2% compare
  5. 19 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  6. 20 Sri Lanka 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Costa Rica was 1.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 305 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population