Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural was 30.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
30.8%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
17th
of 36 countries
All-time high
36.4%
in 2020
All-time low
20.7%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 30.82010: 212011: 20.72012: 21.52014: 25.92015: 28.62016: 31.42017: 27.52018: 28.32019: 28.42020: 36.42021: 32.12022: 30.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural in Costa Rica stood at 30.8%.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural in Costa Rica peaked at 36.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2011.

That places Costa Rica 17th out of 36 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 (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 30.8%
2010 21.0% -31.6%
2011 20.7% -1.7%
2012 21.5% +3.8%
2014 25.9% +20.8%
2015 28.6% +10.4%
2016 31.4% +9.6%
2017 27.5% -12.4%
2018 28.3% +3.0%
2019 28.4% +0.3%
2020 36.4% +28.0%
2021 32.1% -11.7%
2022 30.8% -4.1%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 30.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.1%, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 30.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 1.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.8% 30.8% 30.8% 1
2010s 25.9% 20.7% 31.4% 9
2020s 33.1% 30.8% 36.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Armenia 38.0% compare
  2. 15 Chile 37.5% compare
  3. 16 Uruguay 34.7% compare
  4. 18 Kosovo 29.7% compare
  5. 18 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 29.7% compare
  6. 20 Mongolia 29.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural in Costa Rica was 30.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) -all social protection and labor -rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 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