Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions was 25.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
25.4%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
15th
of 25 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2014
All-time low
20.8%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 28.42010: 23.82011: 24.32012: 27.12014: 29.52015: 27.22016: 24.52017: 27.92018: 28.12019: 24.42020: 20.82021: 27.42022: 25.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 25.4% for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions in Costa Rica peaked at 29.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2020.

That places Costa Rica 15th out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 28.4%
2010 23.8% -16.2%
2011 24.3% +2.0%
2012 27.1% +11.8%
2014 29.5% +8.9%
2015 27.2% -8.0%
2016 24.5% -9.9%
2017 27.9% +14.1%
2018 28.1% +0.9%
2019 24.4% -13.4%
2020 20.8% -14.7%
2021 27.4% +31.5%
2022 25.4% -7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.4% 28.4% 28.4% 1
2010s 26.3% 23.8% 29.5% 9
2020s 24.5% 20.8% 27.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Poland 28.0% compare
  2. 13 Thailand 27.1% compare
  3. 14 Paraguay 25.5% compare
  4. 16 Kazakhstan 25.2% compare
  5. 17 Brazil 22.2% compare
  6. 18 Georgia 19.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions in Costa Rica was 25.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - social pensions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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) (%) - Social Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 222 data points, 2004–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population