Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter was 0.5933 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.5933
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
21st
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6389
in 2021
All-time low
0.5933
in 2022
Years of data
12
2011–2022
Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in Costa Rica, 2011–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in Costa Rica is 0.5933, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6389 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5933, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 21st of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6052 | 0.5939 | 0.6189 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.623 | 0.5933 | 0.6389 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 10 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.33 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,807 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.93 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.217 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.07 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1121 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3559 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in Costa Rica?
- Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter in Costa Rica was 0.5933 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6389 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5933 in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient after vs before tax wid scatter. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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