Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 25.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
25.0%
Change on year
up 31.2%
World rank
9th
of 30 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2022
All-time low
8.2%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

101520252008201520222008: 9.82010: 8.22011: 8.62012: 9.42014: 16.32015: 16.22016: 21.82017: 202018: 20.32019: 20.92020: 18.92021: 19.12022: 25

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 25.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and up 165.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 25.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 9th of 30 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 9.8%
2010 8.2% -16.2%
2011 8.6% +4.3%
2012 9.4% +9.7%
2014 16.3% +73.5%
2015 16.2% -1.0%
2016 21.8% +34.9%
2017 20.0% -8.4%
2018 20.3% +1.4%
2019 20.9% +2.9%
2020 18.9% -9.3%
2021 19.1% +0.7%
2022 25.0% +31.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 25.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 25.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.8% 9.8% 9.8% 1
2010s 15.8% 8.2% 21.8% 9
2020s 21.0% 18.9% 25.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 6 Belarus 28.9% compare
  2. 7 Paraguay 27.2% compare
  3. 8 Sri Lanka 26.9% compare
  4. 10 Honduras 24.5% compare
  5. 11 Ecuador 23.9% compare
  6. 12 Mongolia 21.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 25.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 165.4%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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