Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers was 23.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.4%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
17th
of 27 countries
All-time high
27.2%
in 2016
All-time low
14.0%
in 2011
Years of data
12
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 18.72010: 14.52011: 142012: 15.62014: 24.72015: 16.82016: 27.22017: 19.32018: 16.62019: 21.62021: 22.92022: 23.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 23.4% for adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 27.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 17th 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 (%) - International Private Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 18.7%
2010 14.5% -22.6%
2011 14.0% -3.2%
2012 15.6% +11.0%
2014 24.7% +58.5%
2015 16.8% -31.9%
2016 27.2% +61.8%
2017 19.3% -29.0%
2018 16.6% -13.9%
2019 21.6% +30.3%
2021 22.9% +5.8%
2022 23.4% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.7% 18.7% 18.7% 1
2010s 18.9% 14.0% 27.2% 9
2020s 23.2% 22.9% 23.4% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Serbia 32.6% compare
  2. 15 Mexico 28.0% compare
  3. 16 Dominican Republic 24.2% compare
  4. 18 Honduras 22.3% compare
  5. 19 Ecuador 21.2% compare
  6. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers in Costa Rica was 23.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. 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 (%) - International Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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