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

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 12.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
12.5%
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2020
All-time low
11.0%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

05101520252008201520222008: 18.12010: 12.42011: 112012: 11.32014: 11.12015: 12.62016: 13.12017: 12.12018: 12.22019: 12.12020: 23.62021: 14.42022: 12.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica stood at 12.5%.

That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica peaked at 23.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 18.1%
2010 12.4% -31.8%
2011 11.0% -11.1%
2012 11.3% +2.9%
2014 11.1% -1.7%
2015 12.6% +13.6%
2016 13.1% +3.7%
2017 12.1% -7.7%
2018 12.2% +0.8%
2019 12.1% -0.6%
2020 23.6% +95.2%
2021 14.4% -39.1%
2022 12.5% -13.4%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 12.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.2%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 12.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.1%, 95% of 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 +95.2% 12.1% 23.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.1% 18.1% 18.1% 1
2010s 12.0% 11.0% 13.1% 9
2020s 16.8% 12.5% 23.6% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Romania 13.7% compare
  2. 13 Belarus 12.9% compare
  3. 14 Mexico 12.6% compare
  4. 16 Republic of Moldova 11.7% compare
  5. 17 Viet Nam 11.3% compare
  6. 18 Mongolia 10.0% compare

See the full ranking of 35 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 12.5% 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 23.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 35 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 10.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 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