Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 26.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 26.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 9th out of 31 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.2% | — |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +7.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 26.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 26.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 16.0% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.4% | 26.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 34.4% compare
- 7 Sri Lanka 31.1% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 26.7% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.8% compare
- 11 Armenia 22.6% compare
- 12 Mongolia 22.1% 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 (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica?
- Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica was 26.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. 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