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Costa Rica: inequality (gini) 2000–2024

Poverty, inequality, unemployment, minimum wage, infant mortality, homicides, femicides, women in parliament, Internet and renewables for all 14 countries.

Oct 8, 2026

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Between Jan 2000 and Jan 2024, the series decreased 1.9% (0.48 → 0.47). The largest point-to-point change was +0.02, from Jan 2008 to Jan 2009.

0.460.4750.490.5050.52Latest change −2.1%Jan 2000: 0.48Jan 2001: 0.5Jan 2002: 0.5Jan 2003: 0.48Jan 2004: 0.49Jan 2005: 0.48Jan 2006: 0.49Jan 2007: 0.5Jan 2008: 0.49Jan 2009: 0.51Jan 2010: 0.49Jan 2011: 0.5Jan 2012: 0.5Jan 2013: 0.51Jan 2014: 0.5Jan 2015: 0.5Jan 2016: 0.5Jan 2017: 0.5Jan 2018: 0.49Jan 2019: 0.5Jan 2020: 0.49Jan 2021: 0.5Jan 2022: 0.48Jan 2023: 0.48Jan 2024: 0.470.47Jan 2000Jan 2006Jan 2012Jan 2018Jan 2024
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Query scope
3 filters · 78 partitionsCountry: costa-ricaYear: from 2000 · through 2024Indicator key: gini_index

Source and scope

CEPALSTAT: social indicators

Regional · Macro indicators

Every indicator is a rate, index or ratio — compare and rank, never sum. Survey years differ by country; missing years are gaps, not zeros.