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
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 (%) - 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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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap