Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st was 1.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Costa Rica, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Costa Rica stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st in Costa Rica peaked at 17.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 21st out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.4% | — |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -78.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +62.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +878.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -90.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 1.2% | 17.1% | 3 |
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- 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 1.2% 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 17.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers - 1st?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 25 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 67.8%. 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) -urban. 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