Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Costa Rica, 2010–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 9.4% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Costa Rica peaked at 11.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 37th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.1% | — |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Costa Rica?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Costa Rica was 9.4% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.