Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private was 16.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.1%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2012
All-time low
11.5%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 11.82010: 12.42011: 12.92012: 17.22014: 11.52015: 11.62016: 13.82017: 12.32018: 13.82019: 12.92020: 11.92021: 15.42022: 16.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 16.1% for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in 2022.

That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica peaked at 17.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 24th 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 11.8%
2010 12.4% +5.2%
2011 12.9% +4.1%
2012 17.2% +32.9%
2014 11.5% -33.3%
2015 11.6% +1.0%
2016 13.8% +19.1%
2017 12.3% -10.9%
2018 13.8% +12.5%
2019 12.9% -6.4%
2020 11.9% -7.8%
2021 15.4% +29.1%
2022 16.1% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.8% 11.8% 11.8% 1
2010s 13.2% 11.5% 17.2% 9
2020s 14.5% 11.9% 16.1% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 21 South Africa 16.7% compare
  2. 22 Côte d'Ivoire 16.7% compare
  3. 23 Malawi 16.4% compare
  4. 25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15.9% compare
  5. 26 Honduras 15.8% compare
  6. 27 Mexico 15.1% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica was 16.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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