Updates the finding of Aug 23, 2026
Costa Rica recorded in 2024 its lowest Gini index since 2000 at 0.47
Across the 25 years of ECLAC's harmonised series, no figure fell below 0.47. The value marks a −0.01 change compared to the 0.48 recorded in 2023.
Current verified finding
Costa Rica recorded in 2024 its lowest income inequality (Gini index) since its series began in 2000: 0.47.
Evidence
Costa Rica: inequality (gini) 2000–2024
The finding preserves the reviewed data even when the source publishes an update.
Snapshot technical details
Query fingerprint: sigev_7e3f23a6769aa · The text, result, and records remain fixed to this review.
How we calculated it
We query series gini_index of dataset cepal-social-anual (CEPALSTAT) for Costa Rica from 2000 to 2024 in VerDat's normalised layer and check that no year in the series matches or falls below the 2024 value. We require at least 15 years of series and a gap of at least 10 years. The chart reproduces the query; the values are re-verified automatically every day.
25 rows match the query; 25 results remain in the summary.
What it means and what it does not
The data come from ECLAC's harmonised series and may differ from figures calculated under national methodologies. This historical low describes Costa Rica's income inequality relative to its own past, not the underlying causes. In addition, future revisions to earlier years could shift the date of the record.
Every indicator is a rate, index or ratio — compare and rank, never sum. Survey years differ by country; missing years are gaps, not zeros.
Verification
Records within the query
Records preserved in the editorial snapshot, using the same filters and partition as the chart.
| Period | Value | Year | Country | Indicator | Indicator group | Month | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.47 | 2024 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2023 | 0.48 | 2023 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2022 | 0.48 | 2022 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 2021 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2020 | 0.49 | 2020 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 2019 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2018 | 0.49 | 2018 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 2017 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 2016 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 2015 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 2014 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |
| 2013 | 0.51 | 2013 | costa-rica | Índice de Gini de concentración del ingreso | desigualdad | Not applicable (annual) | CEPAL, CEPALSTAT |