Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) was 27.83 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
27.83
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 33 countries
All-time high
27.98
in 2021
All-time low
20.37
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 22.42010: 22.12011: 20.92012: 20.42014: 24.62015: 24.72016: 27.32017: 262018: 25.62019: 27.92020: 27.22021: 282022: 27.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 27.83 for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in 2022.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in Costa Rica peaked at 27.98 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.37, in 2012.

That places Costa Rica 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.39 22.39 22.39 1
2010s 24.4 20.37 27.9 9
2020s 27.67 27.19 27.98 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Uruguay 36.15 compare
  2. 2 Thailand 33.86 compare
  3. 3 Poland 29.33 compare
  4. 5 Panama 25.46 compare
  5. 6 Brazil 23.48 compare
  6. 7 South Africa 22.66 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 5th quintile (richest) in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) in Costa Rica was 27.83 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 27.98 in 2021.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 20.37 in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest)?
Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)