Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 21.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Costa Rica is 21.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Costa Rica peaked at 21.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 17th 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 Insurance - 1st in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19.3% | — |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 21.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.5%, 69% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 21.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 2.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.5% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.6% | 21.9% | 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 insurance - 1st in Costa Rica?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Costa Rica was 21.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount