Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.2251 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2251 poorest
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2356 poorest
in 2020
All-time low
0.149 poorest
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

00.050.10.150.20.252008201520222008: 0.21 poorest2010: 0.149 poorest2011: 0.18 poorest2012: 0.153 poorest2014: 0.197 poorest2015: 0.206 poorest2016: 0.193 poorest2017: 0.19 poorest2018: 0.194 poorest2019: 0.209 poorest2020: 0.236 poorest2021: 0.199 poorest2022: 0.225 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 0.2251 poorest.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2356 poorest in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.149 poorest, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.2098 poorest
2010 0.149 poorest -29.0%
2011 0.1804 poorest +21.0%
2012 0.1534 poorest -14.9%
2014 0.1966 poorest +28.2%
2015 0.2063 poorest +4.9%
2016 0.1926 poorest -6.6%
2017 0.1901 poorest -1.3%
2018 0.1942 poorest +2.2%
2019 0.2092 poorest +7.7%
2020 0.2356 poorest +12.6%
2021 0.1991 poorest -15.5%
2022 0.2251 poorest +13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2098 poorest 0.2098 poorest 0.2098 poorest 1
2010s 0.1857 poorest 0.149 poorest 0.2092 poorest 9
2020s 0.2199 poorest 0.1991 poorest 0.2356 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 13 Belarus 0.2394 poorest compare
  2. 14 Mongolia 0.2376 poorest compare
  3. 15 Georgia 0.2359 poorest compare
  4. 17 Paraguay 0.2239 poorest compare
  5. 18 Uruguay 0.2217 poorest compare
  6. 19 Argentina 0.218 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
Benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 0.2251 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2356 poorest in 2020.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.149 poorest in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 351 data points, 2002–2023
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