Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme was 81.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -extreme in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 81.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in 2022.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Costa Rica peaked at 88.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 23rd out of 37 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 -extreme in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75.8% | — |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +2.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 81.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.0%, 83% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 81.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.5%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 49.4% | 79.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 78.9% | 88.8% | 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 -extreme in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme in Costa Rica was 81.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -extreme rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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