Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 5.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica is 5.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 38.3% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica peaked at 12.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 14th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.9% | — |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +163.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -30.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +57.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +163.1% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -38.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 5.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 5.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 3.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.1% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 5.6% | 12.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica?
- Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica was 5.6% 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 12.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 25 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 77.1%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. 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