Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 20.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.9%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
8th
of 27 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 2011
All-time low
14.3%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2008–2022

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

05101520252008201520222008: 18.32009: 22.42010: 22.42011: 22.82012: 22.72014: 22.32015: 14.32016: 16.82017: 14.52018: 21.82019: 19.52020: 21.52021: 21.32022: 20.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica stood at 20.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica peaked at 22.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2015.

Costa Rica ranks 8th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 18.3%
2009 22.4% +22.6%
2010 22.4% +0.1%
2011 22.8% +1.6%
2012 22.7% -0.6%
2014 22.3% -1.5%
2015 14.3% -35.8%
2016 16.8% +17.2%
2017 14.5% -13.5%
2018 21.8% +50.0%
2019 19.5% -10.5%
2020 21.5% +10.1%
2021 21.3% -0.7%
2022 20.9% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.3% 18.3% 22.4% 2
2010s 19.7% 14.3% 22.8% 9
2020s 21.2% 20.9% 21.5% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 5 Kyrgyzstan 21.3% compare
  2. 6 Russian Federation 21.0% compare
  3. 7 Armenia 20.9% compare
  4. 9 Mongolia 20.7% compare
  5. 10 Kazakhstan 20.6% compare
  6. 11 Indonesia 20.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica was 20.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 230 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population