Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 40.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Costa Rica stood at 40.4%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Costa Rica peaked at 55.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2015.
That places Costa Rica 22nd 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 | 39.0% | — |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +42.8% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | -2.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 40.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.3%, 66% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 40.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.8%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 26.3% | 38.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 40.4% | 55.6% | 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 protection and labor - 1st in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Costa Rica was 40.4% 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 55.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 22nd 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 50.5%. 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) -urban. 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