Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 44.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Costa Rica stood at 44.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Costa Rica peaked at 59.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2012.
Costa Rica ranks 20th of 37 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 Protection and Labor -1st in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 34.4% | — |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +39.0% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | -1.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 44.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.8%, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 44.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.4%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 27.1% | 42.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 44.1% | 59.1% | 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 44.1% 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 59.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 37 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 63.0%. 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). 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