Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 29.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
29.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 37 countries
All-time high
32.6%
in 2008
All-time low
22.1%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 32.62010: 22.12011: 242012: 22.42014: 23.92015: 252016: 28.32017: 26.82018: 26.82019: 28.32020: 29.22021: 302022: 29.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 29.8% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica peaked at 32.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 18th 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 32.6%
2010 22.1% -32.1%
2011 24.0% +8.4%
2012 22.4% -6.6%
2014 23.9% +6.8%
2015 25.0% +4.6%
2016 28.3% +12.9%
2017 26.8% -5.1%
2018 26.8% +0.1%
2019 28.3% +5.4%
2020 29.2% +3.2%
2021 30.0% +2.7%
2022 29.8% -0.5%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 29.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.5%, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 29.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and 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
2010 -32.1% 32.6% 22.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.6% 32.6% 32.6% 1
2010s 25.3% 22.1% 28.3% 9
2020s 29.7% 29.2% 30.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Argentina 35.6% compare
  2. 16 Uruguay 34.8% compare
  3. 17 Chile 30.3% compare
  4. 19 Kosovo 29.7% compare
  5. 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 29.7% compare
  6. 21 Mongolia 28.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica was 29.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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