Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -rural was 21.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.0%
Change on year
down 20.5%
World rank
19th
of 35 countries
All-time high
26.5%
in 2021
All-time low
18.2%
in 2017
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 192010: 20.82011: 21.82012: 22.52014: 212015: 26.42016: 202017: 18.22018: 20.12019: 23.12020: 20.62021: 26.52022: 21

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers -rural in Costa Rica stood at 21.0%.

The figure is down 20.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers -rural in Costa Rica peaked at 26.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2017.

Costa Rica ranks 19th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 19.0%
2010 20.8% +9.5%
2011 21.8% +5.1%
2012 22.5% +2.9%
2014 21.0% -6.5%
2015 26.4% +25.8%
2016 20.0% -24.4%
2017 18.2% -8.9%
2018 20.1% +10.8%
2019 23.1% +14.8%
2020 20.6% -10.9%
2021 26.5% +28.5%
2022 21.0% -20.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.0% 19.0% 19.0% 1
2010s 21.5% 18.2% 26.4% 9
2020s 22.7% 20.6% 26.5% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 16 Colombia 21.7% compare
  2. 17 Pakistan 21.2% compare
  3. 18 Paraguay 21.2% compare
  4. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.8% compare
  5. 21 Poland 20.7% compare
  6. 22 Burkina Faso 20.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers -rural in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers -rural in Costa Rica was 21.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers -rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers -rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2017.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers -rural?
Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all private transfers -rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - 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 fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population