Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 54.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica stood at 54.6%.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 185.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica peaked at 66.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 21st 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 -extreme poor in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 66.4% | — |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -71.1% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | +123.7% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 51.7% | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 66.4% | 66.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 16.6% | 51.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 43.7% | 54.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica was 54.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.9%. 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 Insurance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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