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
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
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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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group