Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers was 18.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.1%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
18.1%
in 2022
All-time low
12.2%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 17.32010: 16.12011: 13.62012: 142014: 13.32015: 12.22016: 14.92017: 15.52018: 152019: 152020: 142021: 16.72022: 18.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers in Costa Rica stood at 18.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 18.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2015.

Costa Rica ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.3%
2010 16.1% -6.9%
2011 13.6% -15.7%
2012 14.0% +3.1%
2014 13.3% -5.4%
2015 12.2% -7.8%
2016 14.9% +22.1%
2017 15.5% +3.7%
2018 15.0% -2.8%
2019 15.0% -0.3%
2020 14.0% -7.0%
2021 16.7% +19.7%
2022 18.1% +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 1
2010s 14.4% 12.2% 16.1% 9
2020s 16.2% 14.0% 18.1% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 Kazakhstan 20.2% compare
  2. 18 Türkiye 19.3% compare
  3. 19 Brazil 18.3% compare
  4. 21 Argentina 18.0% compare
  5. 22 Honduras 16.9% compare
  6. 23 Colombia 16.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers in Costa Rica was 18.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group