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
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount