Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.1168 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1168
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
21st
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.1499
in 2008
All-time low
0.0651
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

00.050.10.152008201520222008: 0.152010: 0.0652011: 0.0722012: 0.0732014: 0.0772015: 0.0732016: 0.0932017: 0.1142018: 0.0912019: 0.1092020: 0.1012021: 0.1092022: 0.117

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica is 0.1168, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1499 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0651, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 21st out of 31 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 - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1499
2010 0.0651 -56.6%
2011 0.072 +10.6%
2012 0.0732 +1.7%
2014 0.0768 +5.0%
2015 0.0735 -4.4%
2016 0.0927 +26.2%
2017 0.1138 +22.8%
2018 0.0905 -20.5%
2019 0.1095 +21.0%
2020 0.1006 -8.1%
2021 0.109 +8.3%
2022 0.1168 +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1499 0.1499 0.1499 1
2010s 0.0852 0.0651 0.1138 9
2020s 0.1088 0.1006 0.1168 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 18 Thailand 0.1754 compare
  2. 19 Sri Lanka 0.1721 compare
  3. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1389 compare
  4. 22 Brazil 0.0942 compare
  5. 23 El Salvador 0.0678 compare
  6. 24 South Africa 0.0536 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica was 0.1168 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1499 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0651 in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest)?
Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. 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 - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)