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

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile was 0.0642 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0642 poorest
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
23rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.1167 poorest
in 2008
All-time low
0.0456 poorest
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

00.0250.050.0750.10.1252008201520222008: 0.117 poorest2010: 0.052 poorest2011: 0.053 poorest2012: 0.046 poorest2014: 0.046 poorest2015: 0.05 poorest2016: 0.06 poorest2017: 0.063 poorest2018: 0.059 poorest2019: 0.062 poorest2020: 0.056 poorest2021: 0.063 poorest2022: 0.064 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.0642 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1167 poorest in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0456 poorest, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1167 poorest 0.1167 poorest 0.1167 poorest 1
2010s 0.0544 poorest 0.0456 poorest 0.0627 poorest 9
2020s 0.0611 poorest 0.0557 poorest 0.0642 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 20 Brazil 0.0896 poorest compare
  2. 21 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0894 poorest compare
  3. 22 Dominican Republic 0.0861 poorest compare
  4. 24 Mexico 0.0522 poorest compare
  5. 25 Peru 0.0496 poorest compare
  6. 26 South Africa 0.0439 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
Benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 0.0642 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1167 poorest in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0456 poorest in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - contributory pensions -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Contributory Pensions programs (%)