Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 49.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income share of the richest 10% 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
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica is 49.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica peaked at 57.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 52.0% | — |
| 2012 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.0% | 51.3% | 55.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 49.5% | 57.7% | 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Costa Rica was 49.5% 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.