Gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.6535 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica, 2011–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.6535 for gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7167 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6521, in 2012.
Costa Rica ranks 12th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6696 | 0.6521 | 0.6904 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6928 | 0.6535 | 0.7167 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,807 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.217 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1121 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.1% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3559 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica was 0.6535 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7167 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6521 in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.