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Poverty & Hunger

Republic of

Costa Rica

In the early years of the 21st Century

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The World Factbook – Costa Rica

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA

www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html

[accessed 23 December 2020]

World Factbook website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/costa-rica/

[accessed 5 January 2021]

Costa Rica’s economy also faces challenges due to a rising fiscal deficit, rising public debt, and relatively low levels of domestic revenue. Poverty has remained around 20-25% for nearly 20 years, and the government’s strong social safety net has eroded due to increased constraints on its expenditures.

GDP - per capita (PPP): $16,900 (2017 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 14%

industry: 22%

services: 64% (2006 est.)

Unemployment rate: 8.1% (2017 est.)

Population below poverty line: 21.7% (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate: 27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 7.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.2 years

Drinking water source: improved: total: 100% of population

Physicians density: 2.95 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access: improved: total: 97.8% of population

Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016)

The Borgen Project – Costa Rica

borgenproject.org/category/costa-rica/

[accessed 25 January 2021]

The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the world’s poor.  It is an innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.  It believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote, nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living conditions for those living on less than $1 per day.

~ Things To Know About Child Poverty In Costa Rica

borgenproject.org/child-poverty-in-costa-rica/

~ Renewable Energy In Costa Rica

borgenproject.org/renewable-energy-in-costa-rica/

~ 4 Organizations Fighting Child Labor In Costa Rica

borgenproject.org/child-labor-in-costa-rica/

~ Updates On Sdg 7 In Costa Rica

borgenproject.org/sdg-7-in-costa-rica/

~ Innovations In Poverty Eradication In Costa Rica

borgenproject.org/innovations-in-poverty-eradication-in-costa-rica/

~ Economic Growth And Ecotourism In Costa Rica

borgenproject.org/ecotourism-in-costa-rica/

~ Financial Literacy In Costa Rica To Reduce Poverty

borgenproject.org/financial-literacy-costa-rica/

~ Creative Solutions For Homelessness In Costa Rica

borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-costa-rica/

~ Healthcare In Costa Rica

borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-costa-rica/

The World Bank in Costa Rica

www.worldbank.org/en/country/costarica/overview

[accessed 18 April 2021]

Costa Rica is a development success story in many aspects. Considered an upper middle-income country, Costa Rica has experienced steady economic expansion over the past 25 years, but the COVID-19 pandemic, among other factors, challenges these achievements.

Looking back a few years …

Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations

www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Costa-Rica-ECONOMY.html

[accessed 23 December 2020]

The economy of Costa Rica, like that of all other countries in Central America, was originally based on the production of tropical agricultural commodities for export.

Although per capita income slipped in the early 1990s, Costa Ricans still enjoyed the highest per capita income in Central America. Following a structural adjustment period, real GDP grew by 7.3% in 1992. In 1993, however, economic growth slowed to 4.5%; continually declining until the rate hit–0.8% in 1996. The decline was attributed to lingering negative expectations in the private sector, adverse effects of increasing international competition, and unfavorable weather.

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