Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All was 16.21 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.21
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
19.58
in 2016
All-time low
12.16
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 12.22010: 13.92011: 13.52012: 13.82014: 13.72015: 18.32016: 19.62017: 17.62018: 182019: 17.82020: 18.82021: 18.82022: 16.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Costa Rica is 16.21, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Costa Rica peaked at 19.58 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.16, in 2008.

That places Costa Rica 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All Social Insurance -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 12.16
2010 13.93 +14.5%
2011 13.48 -3.2%
2012 13.83 +2.6%
2014 13.72 -0.8%
2015 18.25 +33.0%
2016 19.58 +7.3%
2017 17.56 -10.3%
2018 17.98 +2.4%
2019 17.84 -0.8%
2020 18.82 +5.5%
2021 18.77 -0.3%
2022 16.21 -13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.16 12.16 12.16 1
2010s 16.24 13.48 19.58 9
2020s 17.93 16.21 18.82 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.14 compare
  2. 4 Uruguay 17.62 compare
  3. 5 Romania 16.26 compare
  4. 7 Belarus 15.12 compare
  5. 8 Colombia 14.73 compare
  6. 9 Panama 13.97 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Costa Rica?
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Costa Rica was 16.21 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 19.58 in 2016.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 12.16 in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all?
Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 5th quintile (richest) - All Social Insurance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All Social Insurance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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