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

Latest (2022)
26.1%
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2022
All-time low
16.0%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 17.22010: 162011: 18.42012: 16.62014: 17.42015: 18.72016: 21.72017: 20.92018: 22.82019: 22.12020: 25.72021: 24.42022: 26.1

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Kyrgyzstan 34.4% compare
  2. 7 Sri Lanka 31.1% compare
  3. 8 Dominican Republic 26.7% compare
  4. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.8% compare
  5. 11 Armenia 22.6% compare
  6. 12 Mongolia 22.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
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