Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private was 17.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
17.6%
Change on year
up 23.4%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
17.6%
in 2022
All-time low
10.2%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 17.52010: 132011: 10.72012: 11.32014: 13.92015: 16.12016: 12.12017: 152018: 12.62019: 12.92020: 10.22021: 14.32022: 17.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 17.6% for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica peaked at 17.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.5%
2010 13.0% -26.0%
2011 10.7% -17.4%
2012 11.3% +5.4%
2014 13.9% +23.0%
2015 16.1% +16.0%
2016 12.1% -24.9%
2017 15.0% +24.3%
2018 12.6% -16.1%
2019 12.9% +2.1%
2020 10.2% -20.5%
2021 14.3% +39.6%
2022 17.6% +23.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 1
2010s 13.0% 10.7% 16.1% 9
2020s 14.0% 10.2% 17.6% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Chile 20.3% compare
  2. 2 Armenia 19.7% compare
  3. 3 Uruguay 18.2% compare
  4. 5 Romania 16.9% compare
  5. 6 Thailand 14.1% compare
  6. 7 Paraguay 13.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private in Costa Rica was 17.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private?
Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all private rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population