Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 18.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
18.5%
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
17th
of 37 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2009
All-time low
14.2%
in 2011
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 17.42009: 22.52010: 14.92011: 14.22012: 17.92014: 15.42015: 17.92016: 17.72017: 16.22018: 15.62019: 16.52020: 15.12021: 16.42022: 18.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica stood at 18.5%.

That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica peaked at 22.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2011.

That places Costa Rica 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.4%
2009 22.5% +28.8%
2010 14.9% -33.7%
2011 14.2% -5.0%
2012 17.9% +26.2%
2014 15.4% -13.6%
2015 17.9% +15.8%
2016 17.7% -1.1%
2017 16.2% -8.5%
2018 15.6% -3.3%
2019 16.5% +5.8%
2020 15.1% -8.5%
2021 16.4% +8.4%
2022 18.5% +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.9% 17.4% 22.5% 2
2010s 16.2% 14.2% 17.9% 9
2020s 16.7% 15.1% 18.5% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Belarus 19.7% compare
  2. 15 Uruguay 18.8% compare
  3. 16 Mongolia 18.6% compare
  4. 18 Argentina 18.0% compare
  5. 19 Kazakhstan 17.4% compare
  6. 20 Turkey 17.4% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica was 18.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 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