Average per capita transfer -All Social Protection and Labor in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer -All Social Protection and Labor was 3.46 preT in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.46 preT
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
3.46 preT
in 2019
All-time low
1.89 preT
in 2008
Years of data
10
2008–2019

Average per capita transfer -All Social Protection and Labor in Costa Rica, 2008–2019

01232008201320192008: 1.9 preT2010: 2.4 preT2011: 2.4 preT2012: 2.5 preT2014: 2.8 preT2015: 2.5 preT2016: 2.9 preT2017: 3.1 preT2018: 3.2 preT2019: 3.5 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 3.46 preT for average per capita transfer -all social protection and labor in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer -all social protection and labor in Costa Rica peaked at 3.46 preT in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.89 preT, in 2008.

That places Costa Rica 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Average per capita transfer -All Social Protection and Labor in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2019.
Year preT Change
2008 1.89 preT
2010 2.45 preT +29.7%
2011 2.37 preT -3.3%
2012 2.52 preT +6.6%
2014 2.8 preT +11.0%
2015 2.53 preT -9.8%
2016 2.93 preT +15.9%
2017 3.15 preT +7.5%
2018 3.17 preT +0.8%
2019 3.46 preT +9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.89 preT 1.89 preT 1.89 preT 1
2010s 2.82 preT 2.37 preT 3.46 preT 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 9 Kazakhstan 3.79 preT compare
  2. 10 Panama 3.68 preT compare
  3. 11 Ecuador 3.63 preT compare
  4. 13 Mexico 2.83 preT compare
  5. 14 Chile 2.55 preT compare
  6. 15 Armenia 2.32 preT compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer -all social protection and labor in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer -all social protection and labor in Costa Rica was 3.46 preT in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer -all social protection and labor recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 3.46 preT in 2019.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer -all social protection and labor recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.89 preT in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer -all social protection and labor?
Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2019.
Is average per capita transfer -all social protection and labor rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. 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 Average per capita transfer -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 228 data points, 2004–2019
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