Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban was 40.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.3%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
15th
of 34 countries
All-time high
43.2%
in 2020
All-time low
28.4%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 422010: 34.72011: 32.32012: 28.42014: 32.32015: 34.12016: 36.72017: 36.32018: 362019: 392020: 43.22021: 39.32022: 40.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 40.3% for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica peaked at 43.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 15th of 34 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 42.0%
2010 34.7% -17.4%
2011 32.3% -6.9%
2012 28.4% -12.1%
2014 32.3% +14.0%
2015 34.1% +5.6%
2016 36.7% +7.5%
2017 36.3% -0.9%
2018 36.0% -1.0%
2019 39.0% +8.3%
2020 43.2% +10.8%
2021 39.3% -8.9%
2022 40.3% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 1
2010s 34.4% 28.4% 39.0% 9
2020s 40.9% 39.3% 43.2% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Mongolia 47.8% compare
  2. 13 Kyrgyzstan 47.4% compare
  3. 14 Brazil 41.8% compare
  4. 16 Armenia 40.1% compare
  5. 17 Argentina 39.9% compare
  6. 18 Colombia 39.1% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica was 40.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions -urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group