Costa Rica: Poverty at 5.50 USD per day
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| Costa Rica |
Poverty ratio, percent living on less than 5.50 USD a day |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 9.70 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1981 - 2025 |
| Average | 31.38 |
| Min - Max | 9.70 - 75.00 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2025 is 9.7 percent, a decline from 12.6 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 29.35 percent, based on data from 4 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1981 to 2025 is 31.38 percent. The minimum value, 9.7 percent, was reached in 2025 while the maximum of 75 percent was recorded in 1981.
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| Recent values | Costa Rica: Poverty at 5.50 USD per day |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.70 |
| 2024 | 12.60 |
| 2023 | 15.30 |
| 2022 | 17.10 |
| 2021 | 17.80 |
| 2020 | 23.30 |
| 2019 | 16.70 |
| 2018 | 16.50 |
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $8.30 a day at 2021 international prices.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gini inequality index | 45.50 | 2025 | index points |
| Poverty ratio | 17.10 | 2025 | percent |
| Poverty at 1.90 USD per day | 0.80 | 2025 | percent |
| Poverty at 5.50 USD per day | 9.70 | 2025 | percent |
| Top 10 percent income share | 34.30 | 2025 | percent |