Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 18.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica stood at 18.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 20.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 14th 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 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.7% | — |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +3.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 18.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.4%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 18.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.6%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.4% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.3% | 20.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 11 Dominican Republic 21.7% compare
- 12 Kazakhstan 19.7% compare
- 13 Argentina 19.4% compare
- 15 Türkiye 17.8% compare
- 16 Colombia 17.6% compare
- 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.5% 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 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica?
- Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica was 18.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. 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 (%) - 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