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Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 0.0223 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0223 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
up 24.3%
World rank
20th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.0516 <$2.15 a day
in 2008
All-time low
0.0142 <$2.15 a day
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0.010.020.030.040.052008201520222008: 0.052 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.014 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.015 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.021 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.027 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.021 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.022 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.017 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.019 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.02 <$2.15 a day2020: 0.034 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.018 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.022 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica stood at 0.0223 <$2.15 a day.

The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0516 <$2.15 a day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 <$2.15 a day, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 20th out of 31 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.

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica, year by year

Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 0.0516 <$2.15 a day —
2010 0.0142 <$2.15 a day -72.4%
2011 0.0154 <$2.15 a day +7.9%
2012 0.0208 <$2.15 a day +35.3%
2014 0.027 <$2.15 a day +29.7%
2015 0.021 <$2.15 a day -22.4%
2016 0.0223 <$2.15 a day +6.3%
2017 0.0174 <$2.15 a day -22.1%
2018 0.0191 <$2.15 a day +10.2%
2019 0.0201 <$2.15 a day +5.1%
2020 0.0341 <$2.15 a day +69.5%
2021 0.018 <$2.15 a day -47.2%
2022 0.0223 <$2.15 a day +24.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0516 <$2.15 a day 0.0516 <$2.15 a day 0.0516 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.0197 <$2.15 a day 0.0142 <$2.15 a day 0.027 <$2.15 a day 9
2020s 0.0248 <$2.15 a day 0.018 <$2.15 a day 0.0341 <$2.15 a day 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 Brazil 0.0284 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 18 Mexico 0.0276 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 19 Republic of Moldova 0.0258 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0214 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 22 Peru 0.0174 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 23 Türkiye 0.0156 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica?
Benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica was 0.0223 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0516 <$2.15 a day in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 <$2.15 a day in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Domestic Private Transfers programs (%)