Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban was 8.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
8.5%
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
27th
of 34 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 2016
All-time low
8.5%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

02.557.5102008201520222008: 9.72010: 9.72011: 9.32012: 10.12014: 8.52015: 10.22016: 11.12017: 9.62018: 9.62019: 9.92020: 9.32021: 9.72022: 8.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica peaked at 11.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2022.

Costa Rica ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 9.7%
2010 9.7% +0.3%
2011 9.3% -4.2%
2012 10.1% +8.2%
2014 8.5% -15.3%
2015 10.2% +19.4%
2016 11.1% +9.2%
2017 9.6% -13.6%
2018 9.6% -0.0%
2019 9.9% +3.5%
2020 9.3% -6.2%
2021 9.7% +3.6%
2022 8.5% -12.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.7% 9.7% 9.7% 1
2010s 9.8% 8.5% 11.1% 9
2020s 9.2% 8.5% 9.7% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 24 Dominican Republic 10.0% compare
  2. 25 Peru 9.5% compare
  3. 26 Mexico 9.2% compare
  4. 28 Paraguay 8.1% compare
  5. 29 Honduras 8.1% compare
  6. 30 Ecuador 8.1% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions -urban in Costa Rica was 8.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2022.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions -urban?
Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions -urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population