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 27.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
27.83
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 34 countries
All-time high
27.98
in 2021
All-time low
20.37
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 22.42010: 22.12011: 20.92012: 20.42014: 24.62015: 24.72016: 27.32017: 262018: 25.62019: 27.92020: 27.22021: 282022: 27.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Costa Rica is 27.83, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all in Costa Rica peaked at 27.98 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.37, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 22.39
2010 22.13 -1.2%
2011 20.89 -5.6%
2012 20.37 -2.5%
2014 24.63 +20.9%
2015 24.74 +0.5%
2016 27.32 +10.4%
2017 26.04 -4.7%
2018 25.61 -1.6%
2019 27.9 +8.9%
2020 27.19 -2.5%
2021 27.98 +2.9%
2022 27.83 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.39 22.39 22.39 1
2010s 24.4 20.37 27.9 9
2020s 27.67 27.19 27.98 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Uruguay 35.64 compare
  2. 2 Thailand 32.88 compare
  3. 3 Poland 28.83 compare
  4. 5 Panama 24.98 compare
  5. 6 Brazil 23.48 compare
  6. 7 South Africa 22.66 compare

See the full ranking of 34 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 27.83 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 27.98 in 2021.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 20.37 in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - all?
Costa Rica ranks 4th out of 34 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 36.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All Social Insurance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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