Costa Rica Highest Poverty Rate
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15/day · World Bank
The highest poverty rate in Costa Rica was 33.50% in 1981. The top 5 years were: 1981 (33.50%), 1986 (19.30%), 1991 (17.10%), 1989 (14.40%), 1990 (13.90%).
Top 5 Highest Years▾
Costa Rica Top 5 Highest Poverty Rate Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
1981 |
33.50% |
| 2nd |
1986 |
19.30% |
| 3rd |
1991 |
17.10% |
| 4th |
1989 |
14.40% |
| 5th |
1990 |
13.90% |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 1981 |
33.50% |
– |
10th |
| 1986 |
19.30% |
−14.20pp |
14th |
| 1991 |
17.10% |
+3.20pp |
11th |
| 1992 |
13.80% |
−3.30pp |
26th |
| 1990 |
13.90% |
−0.50pp |
13th |
| 1989 |
14.40% |
−4.90pp |
13th |
| 1996 |
11.70% |
+1.10pp |
24th |
| 1993 |
11.80% |
−2.00pp |
19th |
| 2000 |
9.80% |
+0.50pp |
31st |
| 1995 |
10.60% |
+1.20pp |
27th |
| 1999 |
9.30% |
+1.80pp |
21st |
| 1997 |
9.10% |
−2.60pp |
21st |
| 1994 |
9.40% |
−2.40pp |
13th |
| 2001 |
7.60% |
−2.20pp |
20th |
| 2004 |
6.60% |
−0.30pp |
47th |
| 2003 |
6.90% |
+0.30pp |
36th |
| 2002 |
6.60% |
−1.00pp |
32nd |
| 1998 |
7.50% |
−1.60pp |
24th |
| 2006 |
5.20% |
+0.20pp |
55th |
| 2005 |
5.00% |
−1.60pp |
43rd |
| 2020 |
3.40% |
+1.70pp |
55th |
| 2009 |
3.60% |
+0.20pp |
50th |
| 2008 |
3.40% |
+0.30pp |
53rd |
| 2022 |
1.60% |
−0.60pp |
39th |
| 2021 |
2.20% |
−1.20pp |
50th |
| 2019 |
1.70% |
−0.60pp |
48th |
| 2018 |
2.30% |
+0.60pp |
56th |
| 2017 |
1.70% |
−0.70pp |
50th |
| 2016 |
2.40% |
+0.00pp |
52nd |
| 2015 |
2.40% |
+0.00pp |
48th |
| 2014 |
2.40% |
−0.20pp |
46th |
| 2013 |
2.60% |
+0.00pp |
50th |
| 2012 |
2.60% |
−0.10pp |
51st |
| 2011 |
2.70% |
+0.50pp |
52nd |
| 2010 |
2.20% |
−1.40pp |
48th |
| 2007 |
3.10% |
−2.10pp |
45th |
| 2025 |
0.53% |
−0.77pp |
41st |
| 2024 |
1.30% |
−0.20pp |
4th |
| 2023 |
1.50% |
−0.10pp |
33rd |
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