Poverty Headcount: Unconditional Cash … Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount: Unconditional Cash … Unconditional Cash Transfers was 1.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.5% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in 2022.
That represents a change of down 47.6% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Costa Rica peaked at 20.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 21st of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty Headcount: Unconditional Cash … Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +721.2% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -43.4% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +880.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -85.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -47.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 30% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty Headcount: Unconditional Cash … Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +880.3% | 2.1% | 20.4% |
| 2010 | +721.2% | 0.5% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 1.5% | 20.4% | 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 (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Costa Rica?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Costa Rica was 1.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount