Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 36.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
36.4%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
48.0%
in 2020
All-time low
16.0%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

203040502008201520222008: 162010: 21.72011: 19.92012: 20.72014: 25.62015: 23.52016: 28.12017: 34.92018: 33.82019: 34.32020: 482021: 38.42022: 36.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 36.4% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Costa Rica peaked at 48.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2008.

That places Costa Rica 19th out of 36 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 Protection and Labor in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.0%
2010 21.7% +35.7%
2011 19.9% -8.5%
2012 20.7% +4.0%
2014 25.6% +23.9%
2015 23.5% -8.3%
2016 28.1% +19.6%
2017 34.9% +24.2%
2018 33.8% -3.1%
2019 34.3% +1.5%
2020 48.0% +39.9%
2021 38.4% -19.9%
2022 36.4% -5.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 36.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.2%, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 36.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.5%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.0% 16.0% 16.0% 1
2010s 27.0% 19.9% 34.9% 9
2020s 41.0% 36.4% 48.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 16 Kosovo 39.9% compare
  2. 16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 39.9% compare
  3. 18 Panama 39.1% compare
  4. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.9% compare
  5. 21 Viet Nam 31.8% compare
  6. 22 Mexico 31.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Costa Rica?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Costa Rica was 36.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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