Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 53.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Costa Rica is 53.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Costa Rica peaked at 67.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 19th out of 36 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.3% | — |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 53.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.2%, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 53.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.5%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 28.1% | 51.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 53.0% | 67.8% | 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 protection and labor -1st in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Costa Rica was 53.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap