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

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -extreme poor was 0.0147 <$2.15 a day in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0147 <$2.15 a day
Change on year
up 26.5%
World rank
20th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.0177 <$2.15 a day
in 2008
All-time low
0.0035 <$2.15 a day
in 2016
Years of data
12
2008–2022

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

0.0050.010.0150.022008201520222008: 0.018 <$2.15 a day2010: 0.012 <$2.15 a day2011: 0.017 <$2.15 a day2012: 0.014 <$2.15 a day2014: 0.009 <$2.15 a day2015: 0.016 <$2.15 a day2016: 0.004 <$2.15 a day2017: 0.01 <$2.15 a day2018: 0.011 <$2.15 a day2019: 0.012 <$2.15 a day2021: 0.012 <$2.15 a day2022: 0.015 <$2.15 a day

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica is 0.0147 <$2.15 a day, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0177 <$2.15 a day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 <$2.15 a day, in 2016.

Costa Rica ranks 20th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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

Year <$2.15 a day Change
2008 0.0177 <$2.15 a day —
2010 0.0123 <$2.15 a day -30.3%
2011 0.0174 <$2.15 a day +40.6%
2012 0.0139 <$2.15 a day -20.2%
2014 0.0089 <$2.15 a day -35.5%
2015 0.0158 <$2.15 a day +76.9%
2016 0.0035 <$2.15 a day -77.8%
2017 0.0096 <$2.15 a day +173.2%
2018 0.0111 <$2.15 a day +16.0%
2019 0.0116 <$2.15 a day +4.3%
2021 0.0116 <$2.15 a day -0.3%
2022 0.0147 <$2.15 a day +26.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0177 <$2.15 a day 0.0177 <$2.15 a day 0.0177 <$2.15 a day 1
2010s 0.0116 <$2.15 a day 0.0035 <$2.15 a day 0.0174 <$2.15 a day 9
2020s 0.0131 <$2.15 a day 0.0116 <$2.15 a day 0.0147 <$2.15 a day 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 Paraguay 0.0278 <$2.15 a day compare
  2. 18 Dominican Republic 0.025 <$2.15 a day compare
  3. 19 Türkiye 0.0249 <$2.15 a day compare
  4. 21 Ecuador 0.0066 <$2.15 a day compare
  5. 22 Chile 0.006 <$2.15 a day compare
  6. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0058 <$2.15 a day compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica?
Benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica was 0.0147 <$2.15 a day in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0177 <$2.15 a day in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 <$2.15 a day in 2016.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International 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
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in International Private Transfers programs (%)