Costa Rica - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Costa Rica was 2.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.20 in 1981 and a minimum value of 1.00 in 2019.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.20 |
| 1986 | 13.50 |
| 1989 | 10.40 |
| 1990 | 10.20 |
| 1991 | 11.80 |
| 1992 | 9.70 |
| 1993 | 8.10 |
| 1994 | 6.80 |
| 1995 | 7.00 |
| 1996 | 8.10 |
| 1997 | 6.60 |
| 1998 | 5.10 |
| 1999 | 6.60 |
| 2000 | 6.70 |
| 2001 | 4.90 |
| 2002 | 4.60 |
| 2003 | 4.60 |
| 2004 | 4.40 |
| 2005 | 3.20 |
| 2006 | 3.20 |
| 2007 | 1.80 |
| 2008 | 2.30 |
| 2009 | 2.40 |
| 2010 | 1.50 |
| 2011 | 1.60 |
| 2012 | 1.60 |
| 2013 | 1.60 |
| 2014 | 1.50 |
| 2015 | 1.50 |
| 2016 | 1.30 |
| 2017 | 1.10 |
| 2018 | 1.50 |
| 2019 | 1.00 |
| 2020 | 2.10 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Costa Rica was 5.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.10 in 1981 and a minimum value of 2.80 in 2017.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 43.10 |
| 1986 | 27.40 |
| 1989 | 20.40 |
| 1990 | 19.70 |
| 1991 | 23.70 |
| 1992 | 20.50 |
| 1993 | 16.40 |
| 1994 | 13.90 |
| 1995 | 14.50 |
| 1996 | 17.00 |
| 1997 | 14.10 |
| 1998 | 11.40 |
| 1999 | 13.40 |
| 2000 | 13.90 |
| 2001 | 10.90 |
| 2002 | 9.90 |
| 2003 | 9.90 |
| 2004 | 9.40 |
| 2005 | 8.00 |
| 2006 | 7.90 |
| 2007 | 5.40 |
| 2008 | 5.40 |
| 2009 | 5.70 |
| 2010 | 3.90 |
| 2011 | 4.30 |
| 2012 | 4.10 |
| 2013 | 4.00 |
| 2014 | 4.00 |
| 2015 | 4.10 |
| 2016 | 3.80 |
| 2017 | 2.80 |
| 2018 | 3.70 |
| 2019 | 3.30 |
| 2020 | 5.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Costa Rica was 30.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 22.10 in 2017.
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 24.80 |
| 2012 | 23.50 |
| 2013 | 23.30 |
| 2014 | 24.60 |
| 2015 | 23.60 |
| 2016 | 22.90 |
| 2017 | 22.10 |
| 2018 | 22.90 |
| 2019 | 23.90 |
| 2020 | 30.00 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Costa Rica was 16.10 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 66.20 in 1981 and a minimum value of 9.90 in 2017.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 66.20 |
| 1986 | 55.70 |
| 1989 | 41.60 |
| 1990 | 40.70 |
| 1991 | 45.30 |
| 1992 | 42.00 |
| 1993 | 35.90 |
| 1994 | 30.90 |
| 1995 | 32.20 |
| 1996 | 35.60 |
| 1997 | 33.10 |
| 1998 | 27.80 |
| 1999 | 30.60 |
| 2000 | 30.50 |
| 2001 | 23.70 |
| 2002 | 22.90 |
| 2003 | 22.40 |
| 2004 | 23.20 |
| 2005 | 21.00 |
| 2006 | 20.50 |
| 2007 | 16.30 |
| 2008 | 15.90 |
| 2009 | 15.60 |
| 2010 | 12.60 |
| 2011 | 13.40 |
| 2012 | 12.20 |
| 2013 | 12.40 |
| 2014 | 12.30 |
| 2015 | 12.00 |
| 2016 | 10.80 |
| 2017 | 9.90 |
| 2018 | 11.20 |
| 2019 | 10.60 |
| 2020 | 16.10 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
