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

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional was 64.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
64.9%
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
2nd
of 29 countries
All-time high
65.0%
in 2016
All-time low
29.8%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2009–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Costa Rica, 2009–2022

02040602009201520222009: 45.12010: 44.22011: 45.92012: 492014: 61.22015: 61.72016: 652017: 63.32018: 53.22019: 55.62020: 29.82021: 562022: 64.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Costa Rica stood at 64.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Costa Rica peaked at 65.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 29 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2009 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2009 45.1%
2010 44.2% -2.1%
2011 45.9% +3.8%
2012 49.0% +6.8%
2014 61.2% +25.0%
2015 61.7% +0.7%
2016 65.0% +5.4%
2017 63.3% -2.6%
2018 53.2% -15.9%
2019 55.6% +4.5%
2020 29.8% -46.4%
2021 56.0% +87.6%
2022 64.9% +15.9%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 64.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.4%, 1.9× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 64.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.0%, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +87.6% 29.8% 56.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 1
2010s 55.4% 44.2% 65.0% 9
2020s 50.2% 29.8% 64.9% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Türkiye 72.5% compare
  2. 3 Kosovo 56.2% compare
  3. 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 56.2% compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 55.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Costa Rica was 64.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 29 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 245 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population