Average per capita transfer - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer - Contributory Pensions -urban was 13.93 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
13.93
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 34 countries
All-time high
14.04
in 2021
All-time low
11.66
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 11.82010: 12.12011: 11.72012: 11.82014: 132015: 122016: 13.42017: 132018: 12.92019: 142020: 142021: 142022: 13.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, average per capita transfer - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica stood at 13.93.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica peaked at 14.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.66, in 2011.

That places Costa Rica 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Average per capita transfer - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 11.81 —
2010 12.08 +2.3%
2011 11.66 -3.5%
2012 11.82 +1.4%
2014 13.02 +10.2%
2015 11.96 -8.2%
2016 13.44 +12.4%
2017 13.04 -3.0%
2018 12.88 -1.2%
2019 13.97 +8.5%
2020 13.98 +0.0%
2021 14.04 +0.5%
2022 13.93 -0.8%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 13.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.46, 90% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 13.93 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.81 11.81 11.81 1
2010s 12.65 11.66 13.97 9
2020s 13.98 13.93 14.04 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 6 Panama 14.34 compare
  2. 7 Colombia 14.01 compare
  3. 8 Bolivia 13.98 compare
  4. 10 Belarus 12.04 compare
  5. 11 Brazil 11.98 compare
  6. 12 Turkey 11.85 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica was 13.93 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 14.04 in 2021.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 11.66 in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer - contributory pensions -urban?
Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer - contributory pensions -urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 Average per capita transfer - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)