Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private was 32.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
32.8%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
33.7%
in 2020
All-time low
25.8%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 33.6 preT2010: 29 preT2011: 25.8 preT2012: 28.5 preT2014: 30.8 preT2015: 28.6 preT2016: 33.3 preT2017: 30.4 preT2018: 32.2 preT2019: 31.8 preT2020: 33.7 preT2021: 30.9 preT2022: 32.8 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 32.8% for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica peaked at 33.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2011.

That places Costa Rica 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 33.6%
2010 29.0% -13.7%
2011 25.8% -11.0%
2012 28.5% +10.5%
2014 30.8% +7.8%
2015 28.6% -7.2%
2016 33.3% +16.7%
2017 30.4% -8.7%
2018 32.2% +5.9%
2019 31.8% -1.5%
2020 33.7% +6.2%
2021 30.9% -8.2%
2022 32.8% +6.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 32.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.3%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 32.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 1
2010s 30.1% 25.8% 33.3% 9
2020s 32.5% 30.9% 33.7% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 5 Kyrgyzstan 37.1% compare
  2. 6 Romania 36.2% compare
  3. 7 Dominican Republic 35.9% compare
  4. 9 Honduras 31.7% compare
  5. 10 Sri Lanka 30.5% compare
  6. 11 Paraguay 29.1% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica was 32.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private?
Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group