Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance was 6.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica is 6.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica peaked at 18.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2012.
Costa Rica ranks 17th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.8% | — |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -44.9% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +146.5% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -48.9% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -19.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 6.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.9%, 69% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 6.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.7%, 48% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coverage (%) - Other Social Assistance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +146.5% | 5.2% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.1% | 9.1% | 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 (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica?
- Coverage (%) - other social assistance in Costa Rica was 6.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - other social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - other social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for coverage (%) - other social assistance?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coverage (%) - other social assistance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 (%) - Other Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Other Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)