Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 21.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, 2009–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 21.8% for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica peaked at 35.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 20th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 30.4% | — |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +54.9% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -27.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 21.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.5%, 93% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 21.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.3%, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 21.9% | 35.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 21.8% | 30.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica?
- Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica was 21.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 29 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. 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