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Costa Rica: Avances en la reducción de la pobreza, desafíos que no cesan

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  • Mariam Alfaro-Navarro

    (Data Integration and Analysis Department, Central Bank of Costa Rica)

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El análisis de la pobreza en Costa Rica durante el período 2023-2024 mostró una reducción significativa en la tasa de pobreza monetaria, que pasó del 21,8% al 18,0%, y en la pobreza extrema, que disminuyó del 6,3% al 4,8%. Este avance fue impulsado por el crecimiento del ingreso per cápita, mejoras en la redistribución del ingreso y una reducción en el costo de vida. Sin embargo, persisten desigualdades regionales. Destaca la región Brunca como la única sin avances debido a barreras estructurales. También se observó una disminución en la pobreza multidimensional, aunque algunas regiones, como Huetar Norte, enfrentaron aumentos en la incidencia de privaciones. Las transferencias monetarias, particularmente las pensiones, y el empleo se consolidaron como herramientas clave para la reducción de la pobreza, pero se requiere de estrategias regionales específicas para abordar desigualdades y promover un desarrollo más inclusivo y sostenible.

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  • Mariam Alfaro-Navarro, 2025. "Costa Rica: Avances en la reducción de la pobreza, desafíos que no cesan," Ensayos de Política Económica 2501, Banco Central de Costa Rica.
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    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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