Poverty Gap reduction (%): Domestic Private Transfers … Domestic 1st in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%): Domestic Private Transfers … Domestic 1st was 20.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica is 20.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 127.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 20.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 12th out of 31 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 (%): Domestic Private Transfers … Domestic 1st in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.8% | — |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +61.3% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +8.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 20.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.5%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 20.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Gap reduction (%): Domestic Private Transfers … Domestic 1st in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +61.3% | 9.0% | 14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 8.9% | 18.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.4% | 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 20.4% 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 20.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 31 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 127.6%. 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). 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