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

Costa Rica: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 14.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.0%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
12th
of 26 countries
All-time high
23.2%
in 2020
All-time low
8.3%
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 15.32010: 8.32011: 8.52012: 8.42014: 16.92015: 14.62016: 162017: 14.72018: 14.72019: 14.12020: 23.22021: 152022: 14

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 9 Republic of Moldova 16.7% compare
  2. 10 Kyrgyzstan 16.6% compare
  3. 11 Romania 14.5% compare
  4. 13 Argentina 13.4% compare
  5. 14 Ukraine 9.8% compare
  6. 15 Viet Nam 8.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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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