Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 11.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.0%
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
22.7%
in 2020
All-time low
5.3%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

5101520252008201520222008: 8.42010: 6.72011: 5.32012: 5.52014: 142015: 12.42016: 11.22017: 8.12018: 11.82019: 122020: 22.72021: 132022: 11

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica is 11.0%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica peaked at 22.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 12th of 24 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 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 8.4%
2010 6.7% -20.1%
2011 5.3% -21.2%
2012 5.5% +3.1%
2014 14.0% +155.0%
2015 12.4% -11.5%
2016 11.2% -9.5%
2017 8.1% -28.0%
2018 11.8% +47.0%
2019 12.0% +1.7%
2020 22.7% +88.7%
2021 13.0% -42.9%
2022 11.0% -15.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 11.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 5.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 11.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash 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
2014 +155.0% 5.5% 14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.4% 8.4% 8.4% 1
2010s 9.7% 5.3% 14.0% 9
2020s 15.6% 11.0% 22.7% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 9 Vietnam 11.9% compare
  2. 10 Kyrgyzstan 11.5% compare
  3. 11 Serbia 11.1% compare
  4. 13 Romania 10.7% compare
  5. 14 Ukraine 8.9% compare
  6. 15 Turkey 7.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica was 11.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group