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

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.0688 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0688
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.1284
in 2008
All-time low
0.0522
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

00.050.10.152008201520222008: 0.1282010: 0.0592011: 0.062012: 0.0582014: 0.0522015: 0.0552016: 0.0652017: 0.0662018: 0.0672019: 0.0652020: 0.0532021: 0.0632022: 0.069

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica is 0.0688, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1284 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0522, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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) -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1284
2010 0.0593 -53.8%
2011 0.0597 +0.6%
2012 0.0575 -3.6%
2014 0.0522 -9.2%
2015 0.0546 +4.7%
2016 0.0652 +19.3%
2017 0.0656 +0.6%
2018 0.0672 +2.5%
2019 0.0646 -3.9%
2020 0.0528 -18.2%
2021 0.0625 +18.4%
2022 0.0688 +10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1284 0.1284 0.1284 1
2010s 0.0607 0.0522 0.0672 9
2020s 0.0614 0.0528 0.0688 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 23 Brazil 0.087 compare
  2. 24 Panama 0.0755 compare
  3. 25 Mexico 0.0698 compare
  4. 27 Peru 0.0678 compare
  5. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0545 compare
  6. 29 South Africa 0.0521 compare

See the full ranking of 34 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 0.0688 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 0.1284 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0522 in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions - 1st quintile (poorest)?
Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 34 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 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)