Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st was 24.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 24.6% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Costa Rica peaked at 40.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 15th out of 34 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.0% | — |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +103.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +62.9% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -32.6% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -10.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 24.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.6%, 73% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 24.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.8%, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 13.8% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 24.6% | 40.7% | 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 headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Costa Rica?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st in Costa Rica was 24.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount