Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 20.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.5%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
9th
of 34 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2020
All-time low
14.3%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 27.62010: 14.32011: 152012: 14.42014: 18.32015: 18.42016: 202017: 19.52018: 19.52019: 17.42020: 31.22021: 21.52022: 20.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 20.5% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica peaked at 31.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 9th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 27.6%
2010 14.3% -48.2%
2011 15.0% +4.7%
2012 14.4% -3.7%
2014 18.3% +26.7%
2015 18.4% +0.7%
2016 20.0% +8.9%
2017 19.5% -2.9%
2018 19.5% +0.0%
2019 17.4% -10.7%
2020 31.2% +79.8%
2021 21.5% -31.1%
2022 20.5% -4.6%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 20.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.4%, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 20.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.9%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 3rd 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +79.8% 17.4% 31.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.6% 27.6% 27.6% 1
2010s 17.4% 14.3% 20.0% 9
2020s 24.4% 20.5% 31.2% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 6 Chile 23.7% compare
  2. 7 Kosovo 23.5% compare
  3. 7 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 23.5% compare
  4. 10 Kazakhstan 20.4% compare
  5. 11 Panama 19.2% compare
  6. 12 Mexico 18.5% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica was 20.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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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