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
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Social Pensions in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population