Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) was 1.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.1
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
2.58
in 2020
All-time low
0.7711
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

11.522.52008201520222008: 0.8372010: 0.8352011: 0.8682012: 0.7712014: 1.22015: 1.12016: 1.22017: 1.12018: 0.9382019: 1.12020: 2.62021: 1.12022: 1.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica is 1.1, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica peaked at 2.58 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7711, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 12th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.8373
2010 0.8346 -0.3%
2011 0.8677 +4.0%
2012 0.7711 -11.1%
2014 1.19 +54.9%
2015 1.08 -9.6%
2016 1.2 +11.3%
2017 1.13 -6.2%
2018 0.9375 -16.8%
2019 1.14 +21.6%
2020 2.58 +126.2%
2021 1.12 -56.4%
2022 1.1 -2.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 1.1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2173, 5.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 1.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +126.2% 1.14 2.58

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8373 0.8373 0.8373 1
2010s 1.02 0.7711 1.2 9
2020s 1.6 1.1 2.58 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 9 Ukraine 1.26 compare
  2. 10 Armenia 1.25 compare
  3. 11 Moldova 1.23 compare
  4. 13 Mongolia 0.8588 compare
  5. 14 Kyrgyzstan 0.8347 compare
  6. 15 Vietnam 0.6802 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica was 1.1 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.58 in 2020.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7711 in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest)?
Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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