Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 20.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 20.7%.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 45.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 10.1% | — |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +30.8% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +103.3% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -50.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -9.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 20.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.8%, 63% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 20.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.3%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 12.8% | 22.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 20.7% | 45.8% | 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 20.7% 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 45.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th 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 57.7%. 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) -urban. 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