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

Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 20.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.4%
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
12th
of 31 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2022
All-time low
8.8%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 8.8 poorest2010: 9 poorest2011: 8.9 poorest2012: 9 poorest2014: 14.5 poorest2015: 15.8 poorest2016: 18 poorest2017: 17.1 poorest2018: 17.3 poorest2019: 18.9 poorest2020: 19.7 poorest2021: 18.8 poorest2022: 20.4 poorest

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 -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  4. 13 Armenia 20.3% compare
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  6. 15 Paraguay 19.3% 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 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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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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