Inequality metrics before tax wid in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Inequality metrics before tax wid was 65.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
65.35
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
12th
of 113 countries
All-time high
71.67
in 2020
All-time low
65.21
in 2012
Years of data
12
2011–2022
Inequality metrics before tax wid in Costa Rica, 2011–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 65.35 for inequality metrics before tax wid in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality metrics before tax wid in Costa Rica peaked at 71.67 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.21, 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 | 66.96 | 65.21 | 69.04 | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.28 | 65.35 | 71.67 | 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 inequality metrics before tax wid in Costa Rica?
- Inequality metrics before tax wid in Costa Rica was 65.35 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality metrics before tax wid recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 71.67 in 2020.
- What is the lowest inequality metrics before tax wid recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.21 in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for inequality metrics before tax wid?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inequality metrics before tax wid 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality metrics before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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