Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor was 43.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica stood at 43.4%.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 207.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica peaked at 54.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2015.
That places Costa Rica 21st 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 -extreme poor in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 54.8% | — |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -66.6% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | +36.0% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +95.2% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +52.5% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.8% | 54.8% | 54.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 13.4% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 35.2% | 43.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor in Costa Rica was 43.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance -extreme poor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.5%. 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 -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). 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