Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance was 21.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.5%
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 2022
All-time low
13.2%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 19.42009: 13.22010: 13.92011: 20.12012: 19.62014: 18.72015: 17.12016: 16.32017: 16.52018: 16.72019: 17.92020: 202021: 17.72022: 21.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica is 21.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica peaked at 21.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2009.

Costa Rica ranks 12th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 19.4%
2009 13.2% -32.2%
2010 13.9% +5.6%
2011 20.1% +44.7%
2012 19.6% -2.7%
2014 18.7% -4.4%
2015 17.1% -8.6%
2016 16.3% -4.6%
2017 16.5% +1.3%
2018 16.7% +1.4%
2019 17.9% +7.0%
2020 20.0% +11.8%
2021 17.7% -11.8%
2022 21.5% +21.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.3% 13.2% 19.4% 2
2010s 17.4% 13.9% 20.1% 9
2020s 19.7% 17.7% 21.5% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 9 Belarus 22.2% compare
  2. 10 El Salvador 21.8% compare
  3. 11 Brazil 21.7% compare
  4. 13 Indonesia 21.3% compare
  5. 14 Mexico 21.3% compare
  6. 15 Ecuador 21.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica was 21.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - other social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - other social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - other social assistance?
Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - other social assistance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 227 data points, 2005–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population