Coverage (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Coverage (%) - All Private Transfers -urban was 16.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.9%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
24th
of 37 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2015
All-time low
10.8%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Coverage (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 10.82010: 18.72011: 17.92012: 17.82014: 17.22015: 20.12016: 19.32017: 19.42018: 19.12019: 17.82020: 18.42021: 17.42022: 16.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 16.9% for coverage (%) - all private transfers -urban in 2022.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - all private transfers -urban in Costa Rica peaked at 20.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 24th of 37 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.

Coverage (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 10.8% —
2010 18.7% +73.5%
2011 17.9% -4.0%
2012 17.8% -0.9%
2014 17.2% -3.0%
2015 20.1% +16.5%
2016 19.3% -3.9%
2017 19.4% +0.6%
2018 19.1% -1.7%
2019 17.8% -6.6%
2020 18.4% +3.4%
2021 17.4% -5.6%
2022 16.9% -2.6%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 16.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.8%, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 16.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.3%, 83% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Coverage (%) - All Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +73.5% 10.8% 18.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.8% 10.8% 10.8% 1
2010s 18.6% 17.2% 20.1% 9
2020s 17.6% 16.9% 18.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 21 Albania 18.8% compare
  2. 22 Uruguay 18.7% compare
  3. 23 Colombia 18.0% compare
  4. 25 Turkey 16.2% compare
  5. 26 Chile 16.1% compare
  6. 27 Sri Lanka 15.6% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - all private transfers -urban in Costa Rica?
Coverage (%) - all private transfers -urban in Costa Rica was 16.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - all private transfers -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - all private transfers -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for coverage (%) - all private transfers -urban?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - all private transfers -urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Coverage (%) - All Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage (%) - All Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 361 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Private Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)