Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private was 28.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
28.2%
Change on year
up 27.7%
World rank
3rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
28.2%
in 2022
All-time low
20.1%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 24.42010: 22.52011: 20.12012: 20.32014: 22.82015: 23.92016: 23.72017: 23.72018: 22.42019: 22.92020: 20.92021: 22.12022: 28.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 28.2% for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.7% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica peaked at 28.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2011.

That places Costa Rica 3rd out of 35 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.

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 24.4%
2010 22.5% -7.9%
2011 20.1% -10.5%
2012 20.3% +1.1%
2014 22.8% +11.9%
2015 23.9% +5.0%
2016 23.7% -0.7%
2017 23.7% -0.1%
2018 22.4% -5.3%
2019 22.9% +1.9%
2020 20.9% -8.5%
2021 22.1% +5.7%
2022 28.2% +27.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.4% 24.4% 24.4% 1
2010s 22.5% 20.1% 23.9% 9
2020s 23.8% 20.9% 28.2% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Uruguay 47.6% compare
  2. 2 Romania 28.7% compare
  3. 4 Chile 26.3% compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 25.9% compare
  5. 6 Armenia 25.2% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica was 28.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 336 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population