Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance was 12.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.0%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
24th
of 27 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2022
All-time low
7.5%
in 2018
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

02.557.51012.52008201520222008: 10.72009: 8.52010: 11.72011: 8.62012: 10.82014: 8.62015: 8.42016: 7.92017: 8.72018: 7.52019: 10.32020: 10.62021: 11.72022: 12

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 12.0% for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica peaked at 12.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2018.

That places Costa Rica 24th out of 27 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 10.7%
2009 8.5% -20.8%
2010 11.7% +38.5%
2011 8.6% -27.2%
2012 10.8% +26.8%
2014 8.6% -20.7%
2015 8.4% -2.0%
2016 7.9% -6.0%
2017 8.7% +9.7%
2018 7.5% -13.7%
2019 10.3% +37.6%
2020 10.6% +2.8%
2021 11.7% +10.3%
2022 12.0% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.6% 8.5% 10.7% 2
2010s 9.2% 7.5% 11.7% 9
2020s 11.4% 10.6% 12.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  3. 23 Thailand 14.2% compare
  4. 25 Brazil 11.6% compare
  5. 26 Argentina 10.6% compare
  6. 27 Romania 8.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica was 12.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2018.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - other social assistance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Other Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 257 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

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