Adequacy of social safety net programs in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Adequacy of social safety net programs was 15.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adequacy of social safety net programs in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 15.0% for adequacy of social safety net programs in 2022.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social safety net programs in Costa Rica peaked at 23.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 35 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 social safety net programs in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21.9% | — |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -45.4% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +61.1% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 15.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.9%, 2.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 15.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of social safety net programs in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +61.1% | 14.5% | 23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 14.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 15.0% | 23.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- 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 social safety net programs in Costa Rica?
- Adequacy of social safety net programs in Costa Rica was 15.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social safety net programs recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for adequacy of social safety net programs?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social safety net programs rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social safety net programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social safety net programs is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social safety net programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.