Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st was 11.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.6%
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
13th
of 30 countries
All-time high
13.4%
in 2020
All-time low
3.7%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

4681012142008201520222008: 42010: 3.72011: 5.42012: 6.12014: 7.92015: 9.22016: 11.52017: 10.42018: 122019: 11.32020: 13.42021: 10.52022: 11.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Costa Rica is 11.6%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Costa Rica peaked at 13.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 13th out of 30 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 4.0%
2010 3.7% -7.0%
2011 5.4% +46.8%
2012 6.1% +12.2%
2014 7.9% +29.4%
2015 9.2% +16.2%
2016 11.5% +25.9%
2017 10.4% -10.2%
2018 12.0% +15.6%
2019 11.3% -6.1%
2020 13.4% +19.0%
2021 10.5% -21.6%
2022 11.6% +10.6%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 11.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 11.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.1%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 1
2010s 8.6% 3.7% 12.0% 9
2020s 11.8% 10.5% 13.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.2% compare
  2. 11 Sri Lanka 12.0% compare
  3. 12 Mexico 11.9% compare
  4. 14 Colombia 10.6% compare
  5. 15 Malawi 10.3% compare
  6. 16 Panama 8.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Costa Rica?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st in Costa Rica was 11.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st?
Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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