Costa Rica—Poverty Gap at $2.15/day (%)
Category: Poverty & InequalitySource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #57 of 109Updated April 2026
Latest Value
0.4%
2024
YoY Change
-20.0%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#57
of 109 countries
Maximum
4.3%
2000
Minimum
0.4%
2024
CAGR
-9.4%
25 years
Last
0.4%
Previous
0.5%
Highest
4.3%
Lowest
0.4%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Costa Rica's poverty gap at $2.15/day (%) was 0.4% in 2024, ranking #57 out of 109 countries. This represents a -20.0% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 4.3% (2000) and the lowest was 0.4% (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -46.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +116.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -42.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 4.3% |
Top Countries — Poverty Gap at $2.15/day (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 48.7% | 2020 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 44.7% | 2022 |
| 3 | Zambia | 39.8% | 2022 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 34.4% | 2021 |
| 5 | Burundi | 32.4% | 2020 |
| 6 | Madagascar | 27.6% | 2021 |
| 7 | Niger | 18.6% | 2021 |
| 8 | Kenya | 14.1% | 2022 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 13.0% | 2022 |
| 10 | Chad | 12.7% | 2022 |