Costa Rica - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Costa Rica was 5.97 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.70 in 1981 and a minimum value of 4.98 in 2007.
Definition: Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 35.70 |
| 1986 | 20.95 |
| 1989 | 17.59 |
| 1990 | 15.27 |
| 1991 | 18.96 |
| 1992 | 15.13 |
| 1993 | 12.39 |
| 1994 | 10.54 |
| 1995 | 11.24 |
| 1996 | 12.89 |
| 1997 | 10.04 |
| 1998 | 8.13 |
| 1999 | 10.25 |
| 2000 | 10.87 |
| 2001 | 11.02 |
| 2002 | 10.86 |
| 2003 | 10.24 |
| 2004 | 9.67 |
| 2005 | 8.08 |
| 2006 | 8.09 |
| 2007 | 4.98 |
| 2008 | 4.99 |
| 2009 | 5.97 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population) in Costa Rica was 3.12 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.38 in 1981 and a minimum value of 2.16 in 2007.
Definition: Population below $1.25 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.25 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 21.38 |
| 1986 | 11.17 |
| 1989 | 10.79 |
| 1990 | 8.45 |
| 1991 | 9.69 |
| 1992 | 8.11 |
| 1993 | 6.89 |
| 1994 | 5.75 |
| 1995 | 6.01 |
| 1996 | 7.02 |
| 1997 | 5.30 |
| 1998 | 4.22 |
| 1999 | 5.43 |
| 2000 | 5.53 |
| 2001 | 6.02 |
| 2002 | 6.03 |
| 2003 | 5.80 |
| 2004 | 5.28 |
| 2005 | 3.91 |
| 2006 | 4.04 |
| 2007 | 2.16 |
| 2008 | 2.42 |
| 2009 | 3.12 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) in Costa Rica was 24.20 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.40 in 1991 and a minimum value of 19.00 in 2007.
Definition: National poverty rate is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 32.80 |
| 1988 | 32.20 |
| 1989 | 31.70 |
| 1990 | 31.00 |
| 1991 | 35.40 |
| 1992 | 33.10 |
| 1993 | 26.40 |
| 1994 | 22.90 |
| 1995 | 23.50 |
| 1996 | 24.50 |
| 1997 | 23.90 |
| 1998 | 22.10 |
| 1999 | 23.70 |
| 2000 | 23.10 |
| 2001 | 22.90 |
| 2002 | 23.50 |
| 2003 | 21.40 |
| 2004 | 23.90 |
| 2005 | 23.80 |
| 2006 | 22.80 |
| 2007 | 19.00 |
| 2008 | 20.70 |
| 2009 | 21.70 |
| 2010 | 24.20 |
Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at rural poverty line (% of rural population) in Costa Rica was 23.00 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.80 in 2004 and a minimum value of 21.20 in 2007.
Definition: Rural poverty rate is the percentage of the rural population living below the national rural poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 28.30 |
| 1988 | 26.20 |
| 1989 | 28.80 |
| 1990 | 27.40 |
| 1991 | 28.10 |
| 1992 | 26.30 |
| 1993 | 24.40 |
| 1994 | 27.10 |
| 1995 | 28.50 |
| 1996 | 26.80 |
| 1997 | 26.40 |
| 1998 | 29.30 |
| 1999 | 34.60 |
| 2000 | 38.20 |
| 2001 | 34.10 |
| 2002 | 35.80 |
| 2003 | 36.90 |
| 2004 | 38.80 |
| 2005 | 27.80 |
| 2006 | 25.30 |
| 2007 | 21.20 |
| 2008 | 22.20 |
| 2009 | 23.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at urban poverty line (% of urban population) in Costa Rica was 20.70 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.60 in 2000 and a minimum value of 17.50 in 2007.
Definition: Urban poverty rate is the percentage of the urban population living below the national urban poverty line.
Source: Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 20.80 |
| 1988 | 17.80 |
| 1989 | 19.60 |
| 1990 | 18.40 |
| 1991 | 19.30 |
| 1992 | 20.60 |
| 1993 | 18.80 |
| 1994 | 19.40 |
| 1995 | 19.20 |
| 1996 | 19.10 |
| 1997 | 18.30 |
| 1998 | 22.40 |
| 1999 | 31.20 |
| 2000 | 31.60 |
| 2001 | 27.10 |
| 2002 | 26.20 |
| 2003 | 25.90 |
| 2004 | 25.60 |
| 2005 | 21.00 |
| 2006 | 21.00 |
| 2007 | 17.50 |
| 2008 | 19.50 |
| 2009 | 20.70 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
