Costa Rica - Poverty gap
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Costa Rica was 0.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 11.00 in 1981, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 2017.
Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. 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 | 11.00 |
| 1986 | 5.80 |
| 1989 | 5.80 |
| 1990 | 5.40 |
| 1991 | 5.80 |
| 1992 | 4.90 |
| 1993 | 4.60 |
| 1994 | 3.60 |
| 1995 | 3.80 |
| 1996 | 4.30 |
| 1997 | 3.10 |
| 1998 | 2.40 |
| 1999 | 3.10 |
| 2000 | 3.30 |
| 2001 | 2.20 |
| 2002 | 2.10 |
| 2003 | 2.00 |
| 2004 | 1.80 |
| 2005 | 1.10 |
| 2006 | 1.20 |
| 2007 | 0.70 |
| 2008 | 0.90 |
| 2009 | 1.10 |
| 2010 | 0.70 |
| 2011 | 0.60 |
| 2012 | 0.60 |
| 2013 | 0.60 |
| 2014 | 0.60 |
| 2015 | 0.60 |
| 2016 | 0.50 |
| 2017 | 0.40 |
| 2018 | 0.60 |
| 2019 | 0.40 |
| 2020 | 0.90 |
Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Costa Rica was 2.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.50 in 1981 and a minimum value of 1.00 in 2017.
Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
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 | 20.50 |
| 1986 | 11.70 |
| 1989 | 9.60 |
| 1990 | 9.10 |
| 1991 | 10.70 |
| 1992 | 8.80 |
| 1993 | 7.70 |
| 1994 | 6.20 |
| 1995 | 6.60 |
| 1996 | 7.50 |
| 1997 | 5.90 |
| 1998 | 4.60 |
| 1999 | 5.80 |
| 2000 | 6.10 |
| 2001 | 4.50 |
| 2002 | 4.10 |
| 2003 | 4.10 |
| 2004 | 3.80 |
| 2005 | 2.90 |
| 2006 | 2.90 |
| 2007 | 1.80 |
| 2008 | 2.00 |
| 2009 | 2.20 |
| 2010 | 1.40 |
| 2011 | 1.50 |
| 2012 | 1.50 |
| 2013 | 1.50 |
| 2014 | 1.40 |
| 2015 | 1.50 |
| 2016 | 1.30 |
| 2017 | 1.00 |
| 2018 | 1.30 |
| 2019 | 1.00 |
| 2020 | 2.00 |
Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)
The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Costa Rica was 5.60 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.20 in 1981 and a minimum value of 3.10 in 2017.
Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.
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 | 35.20 |
| 1986 | 24.20 |
| 1989 | 18.60 |
| 1990 | 17.70 |
| 1991 | 20.80 |
| 1992 | 18.20 |
| 1993 | 15.40 |
| 1994 | 12.80 |
| 1995 | 13.50 |
| 1996 | 15.20 |
| 1997 | 13.10 |
| 1998 | 10.80 |
| 1999 | 12.50 |
| 2000 | 12.80 |
| 2001 | 9.70 |
| 2002 | 9.20 |
| 2003 | 9.00 |
| 2004 | 8.90 |
| 2005 | 7.60 |
| 2006 | 7.50 |
| 2007 | 5.50 |
| 2008 | 5.50 |
| 2009 | 5.50 |
| 2010 | 4.20 |
| 2011 | 4.40 |
| 2012 | 4.10 |
| 2013 | 4.10 |
| 2014 | 4.00 |
| 2015 | 4.00 |
| 2016 | 3.70 |
| 2017 | 3.10 |
| 2018 | 3.80 |
| 2019 | 3.30 |
| 2020 | 5.60 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
