Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor was 64.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica stood at 64.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica peaked at 64.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 18th 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 -extreme poor in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42.3% | — |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +48.5% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 27.8% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 49.9% | 64.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor in Costa Rica was 64.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -extreme poor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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