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

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private was 26.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.6%
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
7th
of 37 countries
All-time high
26.6%
in 2022
All-time low
19.5%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 24.22010: 19.52011: 23.62012: 23.92014: 23.32015: 24.62016: 25.32017: 23.72018: 22.82019: 24.52020: 24.82021: 242022: 26.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 26.6% 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 10.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica peaked at 26.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 7th out of 37 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.

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 in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 24.2%
2010 19.5% -19.1%
2011 23.6% +20.9%
2012 23.9% +1.2%
2014 23.3% -2.8%
2015 24.6% +5.7%
2016 25.3% +3.0%
2017 23.7% -6.6%
2018 22.8% -3.9%
2019 24.5% +7.7%
2020 24.8% +1.3%
2021 24.0% -3.2%
2022 26.6% +10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.2% 24.2% 24.2% 1
2010s 23.5% 19.5% 25.3% 9
2020s 25.1% 24.0% 26.6% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Brazil 27.9% compare
  2. 5 Thailand 27.5% compare
  3. 6 Romania 26.7% compare
  4. 8 Ecuador 25.9% compare
  5. 9 Mexico 25.6% compare
  6. 10 Chile 25.6% compare

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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 26.6% 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 26.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 37 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 11.1%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 362 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