Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 14.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica stood at 14.0%.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 23.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 12th out of 26 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.3% | — |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -45.6% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +100.5% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +64.0% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 8.3% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 14.0% | 23.2% | 3 |
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- 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 (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica?
- Adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica was 14.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of benefits (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. 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