Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions was 21.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica is 21.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica peaked at 21.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 20th out of 37 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 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.9% | — |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +45.5% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -25.4% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 21.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.3%, 65% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 21.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +45.5% | 12.9% | 18.8% |
| 2010 | -25.4% | 18.8% | 14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 12.9% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.1% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.1% | 21.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica?
- Coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Costa Rica was 21.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for coverage (%) - contributory pensions?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coverage (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)