Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban was 11.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.9%
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
13th
of 25 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2020
All-time low
7.2%
in 2010
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2010–2022

51015202010201620222010: 7.22011: 8.12012: 7.92014: 15.72015: 13.72016: 14.52017: 13.62018: 13.82019: 12.92020: 212021: 13.92022: 11.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 11.9% for adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban in Costa Rica peaked at 21.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2010.

That places Costa Rica 13th out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 7.2%
2011 8.1% +11.4%
2012 7.9% -2.1%
2014 15.7% +98.7%
2015 13.7% -12.4%
2016 14.5% +5.7%
2017 13.6% -6.5%
2018 13.8% +1.5%
2019 12.9% -6.5%
2020 21.0% +63.2%
2021 13.9% -33.8%
2022 11.9% -14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11.9% 7.2% 15.7% 9
2020s 15.6% 11.9% 21.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 10 Kazakhstan 15.6% compare
  2. 11 Argentina 13.4% compare
  3. 12 Romania 13.0% compare
  4. 14 Ukraine 9.2% compare
  5. 15 Sri Lanka 7.7% compare
  6. 16 Mongolia 7.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban in Costa Rica?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban in Costa Rica was 11.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban?
Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers -urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 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