Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 26.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 26.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 117.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 26.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2012.
Costa Rica ranks 19th 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 Insurance -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 26.2% | — |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -49.2% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +34.6% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 26.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.9%, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 26.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 2.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 12.2% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 23.9% | 26.6% | 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 26.6% 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 26.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th 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 117.6%. 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). 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