Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance -1st … Assistance Social in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance -1st … Assistance Social was 13.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 13.6%.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 31.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 16th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance -1st … Assistance Social in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.3% | — |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +93.2% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +36.2% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +115.7% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -50.2% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -14.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 13.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.8%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 13.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.3%, 61% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Headcount: All Social Assistance -1st … Assistance Social 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +115.7% | 14.8% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | +93.2% | 5.3% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.4% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 13.6% | 31.9% | 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 quintile in Costa Rica?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 13.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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). 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