Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 22.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
22.4%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
26.6%
in 2018
All-time low
17.0%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 19.12009: 22.22010: 19.92011: 22.82012: 19.52014: 172015: 22.82016: 20.82017: 21.72018: 26.62019: 21.22020: 21.22021: 23.82022: 22.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 22.4% for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica peaked at 26.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2014.

That places Costa Rica 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 19.1%
2009 22.2% +16.3%
2010 19.9% -10.1%
2011 22.8% +14.6%
2012 19.5% -14.4%
2014 17.0% -12.9%
2015 22.8% +33.9%
2016 20.8% -8.7%
2017 21.7% +4.2%
2018 26.6% +22.7%
2019 21.2% -20.4%
2020 21.2% -0.1%
2021 23.8% +12.3%
2022 22.4% -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.6% 19.1% 22.2% 2
2010s 21.4% 17.0% 26.6% 9
2020s 22.5% 21.2% 23.8% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 3 Belarus 23.7% compare
  2. 4 Kosovo 23.0% compare
  3. 4 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 23.0% compare
  4. 7 Romania 22.0% compare
  5. 8 Uruguay 21.5% compare
  6. 9 Ukraine 21.0% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica was 22.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 308 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