Poverty rate of Costa Rica slumped by 13.33% from 1.5 % in 2015 to 1.3 % in 2016. Since the 6.67% surge in 2011, poverty rate sank by 18.75% in 2016.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Population below $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices.
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.3 | -13.33% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | 7.14% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | -12.50% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | 0.00% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | 6.67% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | -37.50% |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 9.09% |
| 2008 | 2.2 | 29.41% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | -46.88% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 3.1 |