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

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 16.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
20th
of 37 countries
All-time high
21.3%
in 2009
All-time low
13.1%
in 2020
Years of data
14
2008–2022

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

051015202008201520222008: 14.32009: 21.32010: 15.62011: 14.62012: 15.62014: 14.22015: 15.82016: 15.52017: 15.72018: 15.72019: 14.72020: 13.12021: 16.12022: 16

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 16.0% for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica peaked at 21.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 20th of 37 countries on this measure, 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 in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 14.3%
2009 21.3% +49.5%
2010 15.6% -26.9%
2011 14.6% -6.4%
2012 15.6% +6.8%
2014 14.2% -8.6%
2015 15.8% +10.9%
2016 15.5% -2.1%
2017 15.7% +1.8%
2018 15.7% +0.0%
2019 14.7% -6.7%
2020 13.1% -10.9%
2021 16.1% +22.7%
2022 16.0% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.8% 14.3% 21.3% 2
2010s 15.3% 14.2% 15.8% 9
2020s 15.1% 13.1% 16.1% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 Mongolia 17.9% compare
  2. 18 Türkiye 17.4% compare
  3. 19 Brazil 16.5% compare
  4. 21 Mexico 13.3% compare
  5. 22 Dominican Republic 12.9% compare
  6. 23 Viet Nam 12.6% 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 16.0% 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 21.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Costa Rica ranks 20th 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 2.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population