Costa Rica—Poverty Headcount, National (%)
Category: Poverty & InequalitySource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #49 of 104Updated April 2026
Latest Value
20.3%
2024
YoY Change
-16.8%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#49
of 104 countries
Maximum
30.0%
2020
Minimum
16.7%
2007
CAGR
-0.1%
25 years
Last
20.3%
Previous
24.4%
Highest
30.0%
Lowest
16.7%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Costa Rica's poverty headcount, national (%) was 20.3% in 2024, ranking #49 out of 104 countries. This represents a -16.8% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 30.0% (2020) and the lowest was 16.7% (2007). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.3% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.6% |
Top Countries — Poverty Headcount, National (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 75.2% | 2021 |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 68.8% | 2021 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 65.0% | 2022 |
| 4 | Honduras | 62.9% | 2024 |
| 5 | Zambia | 60.0% | 2022 |
| 6 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 56.2% | 2020 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 56.2% | 2023 |
| 8 | Guatemala | 56.0% | 2023 |
| 9 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 55.4% | 2022 |
| 10 | Gambia, The | 53.4% | 2020 |