Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) was 2.87 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
2.87
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
14th
of 33 countries
All-time high
3.15
in 2021
All-time low
2.38
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01232008201520222008: 32010: 2.42011: 2.52012: 2.42014: 2.62015: 2.92016: 32017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 2.82021: 3.12022: 2.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica is 2.87, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica peaked at 3.15 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.38, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 14th of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.05 3.05 3.05 1
2010s 2.75 2.38 3.01 9
2020s 2.95 2.82 3.15 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 11 Paraguay 3.41 compare
  2. 12 Kazakhstan 3.37 compare
  3. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.05 compare
  4. 15 Brazil 2.8 compare
  5. 16 Viet Nam 2.68 compare
  6. 17 Argentina 2.58 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica was 2.87 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 3.15 in 2021.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2.38 in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 340 data points, 2002–2023
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Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)