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

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 9.0% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
9.0%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
24th
of 33 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2008
All-time low
8.2%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02.557.5102008201520222008: 102010: 8.42011: 9.32012: 9.12014: 8.22015: 9.42016: 9.42017: 92018: 8.72019: 9.22020: 8.62021: 8.92022: 9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 9.0% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica peaked at 10.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 24th 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 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 1
2010s 9.0% 8.2% 9.4% 9
2020s 8.8% 8.6% 9.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 21 El Salvador 10.0% compare
  2. 22 Dominican Republic 9.4% compare
  3. 23 Peru 9.2% compare
  4. 25 Panama 9.0% compare
  5. 26 Ecuador 8.3% compare
  6. 27 Mexico 8.0% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica was 9.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 342 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population