Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private was 22.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
22.8%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
2nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 2022
All-time low
19.1%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 19.82010: 19.82011: 20.52012: 22.22014: 19.42015: 20.52016: 21.92017: 22.12018: 22.62019: 21.82020: 19.12021: 21.12022: 22.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 22.8% for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica peaked at 22.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2020.

That places Costa Rica 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 19.8%
2010 19.8% +0.1%
2011 20.5% +3.6%
2012 22.2% +8.3%
2014 19.4% -12.8%
2015 20.5% +6.0%
2016 21.9% +6.6%
2017 22.1% +0.9%
2018 22.6% +2.3%
2019 21.8% -3.4%
2020 19.1% -12.3%
2021 21.1% +10.5%
2022 22.8% +7.7%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 22.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 22.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.8%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.8% 19.8% 19.8% 1
2010s 21.2% 19.4% 22.6% 9
2020s 21.0% 19.1% 22.8% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Sri Lanka 22.8% compare
  2. 3 Ecuador 22.5% compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 21.7% compare
  4. 5 Peru 21.4% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica was 22.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 319 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population