Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 4.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 4.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Costa Rica peaked at 36.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.0% | — |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +348.4% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -51.5% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +48.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +534.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -86.6% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 3.9% | 8.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 4.7% | 36.1% | 3 |
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- 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 (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Costa Rica?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Costa Rica was 4.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap