Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Costa Rica
Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Costa Rica was 17.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 3.2 pts from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 72 countries in 2021.
Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2025
All 37 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.1 |
| 2024 | 20.3 |
| 2023 | 24.4 |
| 2022 | 25.5 |
| 2021 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2019 | 23.9 |
| 2018 | 22.9 |
| 2017 | 22.1 |
| 2016 | 22.9 |
| 2015 | 23.6 |
| 2014 | 24.6 |
| 2013 | 23.3 |
| 2012 | 23.5 |
| 2011 | 24.8 |
| 2010 | 24.2 |
| 2009 | 18.5 |
| 2008 | 17.7 |
| 2007 | 16.7 |
| 2006 | 20.2 |
| 2005 | 21.2 |
| 2004 | 21.7 |
| 2003 | 18.5 |
| 2002 | 20.6 |
| 2001 | 20.3 |
| 2000 | 20.6 |
| 1999 | 20.6 |
| 1998 | 19.7 |
| 1997 | 20.7 |
| 1996 | 21.5 |
| 1995 | 20.4 |
| 1994 | 20 |
| 1993 | 23.2 |
| 1992 | 29.4 |
| 1991 | 31.9 |
| 1990 | 27.1 |
| 1989 | 28.3 |
Rankings
- Countries by poverty rate at the national poverty line
- EU countries by poverty rate at the national poverty line
Definition
Share of the population living below the national poverty line that each country sets. World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform, compiled from official government sources or computed by World Bank staff with the national line.
Each country sets its own line, so rates cannot be compared between countries; compare years within one country, and check for method changes, which can move the rate by many points. There is no World value. For the United States see poverty_rate, and for the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.
How to cite
World Bank, World Development Indicators. Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.Citation styles
APA 7
World Bank. (2026). Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC) (Poverty rate at the national poverty line, Costa Rica, 1989 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC
MLA 9
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC), Poverty rate at the national poverty line, Costa Rica, 1989 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-national-line/costa-rica. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
World Bank. 2026. Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). Poverty rate at the national poverty line, Costa Rica, 1989 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-national-line/costa-rica.
Harvard
World Bank (2026) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC), Poverty rate at the national poverty line, Costa Rica, 1989 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-national-line/costa-rica (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{world_poverty_rate_at_the_2025,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, \% of population (SI.POV.NAHC): Poverty rate at the national poverty line, Costa Rica, 1989 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/poverty-rate-national-line/costa-rica. Publisher attribution: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, \% of population (SI.POV.NAHC). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
}
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What is the poverty rate at the national poverty line in Costa Rica?
Poverty rate at the national poverty line in Costa Rica was 17.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 3.2 pts from 2024. That is the 22nd highest of 72 countries in 2021.
Where does this figure come from?
World Bank. Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest poverty rate at the national poverty line in Costa Rica?
31.9% in 1991, the highest value since 1989 in this series.