Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Unconditional Cash was 1.08 preT in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.08 preT
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
12th
of 26 countries
All-time high
2.72 preT
in 2020
All-time low
0.6509 preT
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0.511.522.52008201520222008: 0.651 preT2010: 0.821 preT2011: 0.917 preT2012: 0.842 preT2014: 1.4 preT2015: 1.2 preT2016: 1.3 preT2017: 1.3 preT2018: 1.3 preT2019: 1.3 preT2020: 2.7 preT2021: 1.3 preT2022: 1.1 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1.08 preT for average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - unconditional cash in 2022.

That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - unconditional cash in Costa Rica peaked at 2.72 preT in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6509 preT, in 2008.

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.

Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 0.6509 preT
2010 0.8213 preT +26.2%
2011 0.9168 preT +11.6%
2012 0.842 preT -8.2%
2014 1.38 preT +64.2%
2015 1.23 preT -10.8%
2016 1.29 preT +4.6%
2017 1.34 preT +3.9%
2018 1.29 preT -3.9%
2019 1.26 preT -2.2%
2020 2.72 preT +116.0%
2021 1.31 preT -51.9%
2022 1.08 preT -17.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6509 preT 0.6509 preT 0.6509 preT 1
2010s 1.15 preT 0.8213 preT 1.38 preT 9
2020s 1.7 preT 1.08 preT 2.72 preT 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 9 Georgia 1.24 preT compare
  2. 10 Moldova 1.24 preT compare
  3. 11 Armenia 1.16 preT compare
  4. 13 Vietnam 1.02 preT compare
  5. 14 Ukraine 0.9926 preT compare
  6. 15 Kyrgyzstan 0.7709 preT compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - unconditional cash in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - unconditional cash in Costa Rica was 1.08 preT in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.72 preT in 2020.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6509 preT in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - unconditional cash?
Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - unconditional cash rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 2nd quintile - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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