Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 12.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Costa Rica stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Costa Rica peaked at 30.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.9% | — |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 25.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 12.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 12.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.4%, 77% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.6% | 20.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 12.6% | 20.5% | 5 |
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Costa Rica was 12.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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