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 26.58 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.58
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
2nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
26.58
in 2022
All-time low
8.99
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

101520252008201520222008: 92010: 11.32011: 10.12012: 10.72014: 13.82015: 12.12016: 142017: 24.72018: 23.72019: 26.32020: 22.72021: 26.32022: 26.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all in Costa Rica is 26.58, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 148.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all in Costa Rica peaked at 26.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.99, in 2008.

That places Costa Rica 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Protection and Labor in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 8.99
2010 11.29 +25.6%
2011 10.12 -10.4%
2012 10.69 +5.7%
2014 13.81 +29.2%
2015 12.05 -12.7%
2016 13.98 +16.0%
2017 24.71 +76.7%
2018 23.72 -4.0%
2019 26.31 +10.9%
2020 22.68 -13.8%
2021 26.3 +16.0%
2022 26.58 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.99 8.99 8.99 1
2010s 16.3 10.12 26.31 9
2020s 25.18 22.68 26.58 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Thailand 31.18 compare
  2. 3 Uruguay 24.53 compare
  3. 4 Brazil 22.77 compare
  4. 5 South Africa 22.66 compare

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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 26.58 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 26.58 in 2022.
What is the lowest average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8.99 in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 37 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 148.6%. 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 Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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