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

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 26.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.3%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
21st
of 37 countries
All-time high
34.3%
in 2008
All-time low
21.1%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 34.32010: 21.12011: 21.32012: 21.42014: 22.52015: 24.22016: 25.72017: 23.72018: 22.32019: 24.62020: 32.42021: 27.22022: 26.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica is 26.3%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica peaked at 34.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 21st out of 37 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 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 34.3%
2010 21.1% -38.5%
2011 21.3% +1.0%
2012 21.4% +0.6%
2014 22.5% +5.0%
2015 24.2% +7.5%
2016 25.7% +6.1%
2017 23.7% -7.7%
2018 22.3% -5.8%
2019 24.6% +10.2%
2020 32.4% +31.6%
2021 27.2% -16.1%
2022 26.3% -3.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 26.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.4%, 79% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 26.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.5%, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.3% 34.3% 34.3% 1
2010s 23.0% 21.1% 25.7% 9
2020s 28.6% 26.3% 32.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 18 Kosovo 28.8% compare
  2. 18 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 28.8% compare
  3. 20 Mongolia 28.0% compare
  4. 22 Ecuador 23.2% compare
  5. 23 Côte d'Ivoire 22.0% compare
  6. 24 Mexico 20.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica was 26.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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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