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

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private was 15.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
15.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 36 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 2012
All-time low
11.4%
in 2015
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

0510152008201520222008: 12.92010: 12.12011: 13.12012: 15.62014: 12.12015: 11.42016: 13.92017: 13.22018: 14.22019: 13.62020: 122021: 15.42022: 15.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 15.5% for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica peaked at 15.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2015.

That places Costa Rica 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 12.9%
2010 12.1% -5.7%
2011 13.1% +8.3%
2012 15.6% +18.6%
2014 12.1% -22.3%
2015 11.4% -5.7%
2016 13.9% +21.6%
2017 13.2% -4.6%
2018 14.2% +7.5%
2019 13.6% -4.4%
2020 12.0% -11.5%
2021 15.4% +28.2%
2022 15.5% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.9% 12.9% 12.9% 1
2010s 13.3% 11.4% 15.6% 9
2020s 14.3% 12.0% 15.5% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  3. 24 Mexico 16.1% compare
  4. 26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15.5% compare
  5. 27 Serbia 15.4% compare
  6. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 14.9% compare

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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 15.5% 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 15.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all private?
Costa Rica ranks 25th 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 0.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 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