Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International was 25.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
25.3%
Change on year
up 15.0%
World rank
13th
of 27 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2016
All-time low
11.6%
in 2008
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 11.62010: 12.62011: 12.72012: 14.62014: 24.72015: 13.12016: 26.12017: 17.52018: 13.72019: 17.22021: 222022: 25.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in Costa Rica stood at 25.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in Costa Rica peaked at 26.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 13th of 27 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 11.6%
2010 12.6% +8.2%
2011 12.7% +1.2%
2012 14.6% +14.5%
2014 24.7% +69.0%
2015 13.1% -46.7%
2016 26.1% +98.9%
2017 17.5% -33.2%
2018 13.7% -21.6%
2019 17.2% +25.4%
2021 22.0% +28.1%
2022 25.3% +15.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 25.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.6% 11.6% 11.6% 1
2010s 16.9% 12.6% 26.1% 9
2020s 23.7% 22.0% 25.3% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 10 Türkiye 37.6% compare
  2. 11 Sri Lanka 35.8% compare
  3. 12 Mexico 26.0% compare
  4. 14 Dominican Republic 23.5% compare
  5. 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.9% compare
  6. 16 Viet Nam 21.8% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

More work & labour data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in Costa Rica was 25.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international?
Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International in Costa Rica. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-5th-quintile-richest-percent-international-private-transfers/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/adequacy-of-benefits-in-5th-quintile-richest-percent-international-private-transfers/costa-rica/">Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
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