Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - Unconditional Cash was 1.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.4
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
10th
of 26 countries
All-time high
3.14
in 2020
All-time low
0.9187
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

11.522.532008201520222008: 1.32010: 0.9452011: 0.9532012: 0.9192014: 2.22015: 1.62016: 1.72017: 1.32018: 1.72019: 1.52020: 3.12021: 1.52022: 1.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - unconditional cash in Costa Rica stood at 1.4.

The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - unconditional cash in Costa Rica peaked at 3.14 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9187, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 10th of 26 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 3rd quintile - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 1.33
2010 0.9446 -29.0%
2011 0.9526 +0.8%
2012 0.9187 -3.6%
2014 2.17 +136.2%
2015 1.57 -27.7%
2016 1.72 +9.4%
2017 1.33 -22.4%
2018 1.66 +24.9%
2019 1.5 -9.8%
2020 3.14 +109.5%
2021 1.51 -51.9%
2022 1.4 -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.33 1.33 1.33 1
2010s 1.42 0.9187 2.17 9
2020s 2.02 1.4 3.14 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 7 Armenia 1.8 compare
  2. 8 Kazakhstan 1.66 compare
  3. 9 Republic of Moldova 1.51 compare
  4. 11 Argentina 1.36 compare
  5. 12 Viet Nam 1.36 compare
  6. 13 Georgia 1.35 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - unconditional cash in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - unconditional cash in Costa Rica was 1.4 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 3.14 in 2020.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9187 in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - unconditional cash?
Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - unconditional cash rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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 3rd quintile - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - 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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