Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers was 22.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
22.6%
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
3rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
22.6%
in 2022
All-time low
18.5%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 18.52010: 19.92011: 21.82012: 21.22014: 19.32015: 20.72016: 21.42017: 222018: 22.52019: 21.72020: 192021: 20.92022: 22.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 22.6% for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all private transfers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all private transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 22.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 18.5%
2010 19.9% +7.5%
2011 21.8% +9.4%
2012 21.2% -2.7%
2014 19.3% -9.0%
2015 20.7% +7.4%
2016 21.4% +3.5%
2017 22.0% +2.8%
2018 22.5% +2.1%
2019 21.7% -3.4%
2020 19.0% -12.7%
2021 20.9% +10.4%
2022 22.6% +7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.5% 18.5% 18.5% 1
2010s 21.2% 19.3% 22.5% 9
2020s 20.8% 19.0% 22.6% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Viet Nam 25.1% compare
  2. 2 South Africa 24.3% compare
  3. 4 Ecuador 22.3% compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 22.1% compare
  5. 6 Cote d'Ivoire 21.7% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all private transfers in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all private transfers in Costa Rica was 22.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all private transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all private transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 361 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