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 26.42 preT in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.42 preT
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
26.42 preT
in 2022
All-time low
7.83 preT
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

101520252008201520222008: 7.8 preT2010: 10.3 preT2011: 9.3 preT2012: 9.4 preT2014: 12.5 preT2015: 10.5 preT2016: 12.1 preT2017: 24.4 preT2018: 23.9 preT2019: 26.3 preT2020: 22.3 preT2021: 26.1 preT2022: 26.4 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 26.42 preT for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 180.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all in Costa Rica peaked at 26.42 preT in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.83 preT, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 37 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 Protection and Labor (preT) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 7.83 preT
2010 10.27 preT +31.2%
2011 9.28 preT -9.7%
2012 9.41 preT +1.4%
2014 12.55 preT +33.3%
2015 10.53 preT -16.1%
2016 12.1 preT +14.9%
2017 24.41 preT +101.8%
2018 23.88 preT -2.2%
2019 26.27 preT +10.0%
2020 22.34 preT -15.0%
2021 26.08 preT +16.7%
2022 26.42 preT +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.83 preT 7.83 preT 7.83 preT 1
2010s 15.41 preT 9.28 preT 26.27 preT 9
2020s 24.95 preT 22.34 preT 26.42 preT 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 2 Brazil 23.17 preT compare
  2. 3 South Africa 22.75 preT compare
  3. 4 Uruguay 20.15 preT compare

See the full ranking of 37 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 26.42 preT 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 26.42 preT 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 7.83 preT in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) -all?
Costa Rica ranks 1st 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 180.8%. 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 (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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