Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip was 0.4546 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.4546
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5181
in 2002
All-time low
0.3441
in 1986
Years of data
39
1981β2025
Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in Costa Rica, 1981β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.4546 for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5181 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3441, in 1986.
Costa Rica ranks 11th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4246 | 0.3441 | 0.4749 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.461 | 0.4521 | 0.4763 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4937 | 0.4741 | 0.5181 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4846 | 0.4797 | 0.4915 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4718 | 0.4546 | 0.4924 | 6 |
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 vs gdp per capita pip in Costa Rica?
- Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip in Costa Rica was 0.4546 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5181 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3441 in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient vs gdp per capita pip. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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