Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 64.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Costa Rica is 64.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Costa Rica peaked at 76.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 17th 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 reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.5% | — |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 38.5% | 38.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 33.9% | 64.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 57.7% | 76.6% | 3 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Costa Rica?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Costa Rica was 64.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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