Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 7.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 7.7% for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica peaked at 15.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2012.
That places Costa Rica 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.7% | — |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -54.9% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +20.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.7%, 49% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica?
- Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica was 7.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2012.
- How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population