Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 22.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 22.3% for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica peaked at 37.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31.7% | — |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +101.3% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -40.5% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 22.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.9%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 22.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +101.3% | 18.5% | 37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.1% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 22.2% | 37.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 9 Kosovo 23.6% compare
- 9 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 23.6% compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 22.7% compare
- 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.2% compare
- 14 Chile 21.2% compare
- 15 Romania 20.6% compare
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 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica?
- Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica was 22.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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 Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. 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