Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 41.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 41.1% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 62.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 15th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.7% | — |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +53.9% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 41.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 54.4%, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 41.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.5%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 21.0% | 41.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 41.1% | 62.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 41.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap