Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 20.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica, 2011–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 20.3% for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica peaked at 26.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2013.
Costa Rica ranks 18th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 20.3% | — |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.7% | 17.8% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 20.3% | 26.1% | 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)
- 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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica was 20.3% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.