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 18th out of 35 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.
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 |
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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 18th out of 35 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)