Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 27.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 27.9% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 33.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2015.
That places Costa Rica 20th 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 Insurance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.9% | — |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -44.5% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +2.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 27.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.0%, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 27.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 1.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.5% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.7% | 27.9% | 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 insurance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Costa Rica was 27.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.3%. 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 Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap