Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural was 14.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.3%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
18th
of 33 countries
All-time high
14.3%
in 2022
All-time low
7.7%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 7.72009: 14.12010: 8.32011: 9.22012: 8.92014: 9.82015: 9.22016: 9.42017: 10.42018: 10.42019: 11.32020: 12.42021: 13.52022: 14.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coverage (%) - contributory pensions -rural in Costa Rica is 14.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - contributory pensions -rural in Costa Rica peaked at 14.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2008.

That places Costa Rica 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 7.7% —
2009 14.1% +84.0%
2010 8.3% -41.2%
2011 9.2% +10.7%
2012 8.9% -2.8%
2014 9.8% +9.3%
2015 9.2% -5.9%
2016 9.4% +2.5%
2017 10.4% +10.8%
2018 10.4% -0.6%
2019 11.3% +8.6%
2020 12.4% +9.7%
2021 13.5% +8.7%
2022 14.3% +6.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 14.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.6%, 45% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 14.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.7%, 1.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural 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
2009 +84.0% 7.7% 14.1%
2010 -41.2% 14.1% 8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.9% 7.7% 14.1% 2
2010s 9.7% 8.3% 11.3% 9
2020s 13.4% 12.4% 14.3% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Brazil 30.6% compare
  2. 16 Chile 29.5% compare
  3. 17 Mongolia 28.6% compare
  4. 19 Panama 8.8% compare
  5. 20 Ecuador 8.8% compare
  6. 21 Sri Lanka 7.9% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - contributory pensions -rural in Costa Rica?
Coverage (%) - contributory pensions -rural in Costa Rica was 14.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - contributory pensions -rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - contributory pensions -rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for coverage (%) - contributory pensions -rural?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - contributory pensions -rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. 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 (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 308 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)