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

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 10.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.9%
Change on year
down 36.0%
World rank
28th
of 30 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2020
All-time low
7.4%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2022

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

51015202008201520222008: 7.42009: 19.82010: 20.42011: 20.52012: 17.92014: 8.32015: 9.42016: 11.62017: 11.52018: 12.52019: 142020: 22.32021: 172022: 10.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica stood at 10.9%.

That represents a change of down 36.0% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica peaked at 22.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 28th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 7.4%
2009 19.8% +166.5%
2010 20.4% +3.1%
2011 20.5% +0.6%
2012 17.9% -12.5%
2014 8.3% -53.9%
2015 9.4% +14.0%
2016 11.6% +23.6%
2017 11.5% -1.1%
2018 12.5% +8.2%
2019 14.0% +12.1%
2020 22.3% +60.0%
2021 17.0% -24.1%
2022 10.9% -36.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.6% 7.4% 19.8% 2
2010s 14.0% 8.3% 20.5% 9
2020s 16.7% 10.9% 22.3% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 25 Albania 14.1% compare
  2. 26 Kosovo 13.7% compare
  3. 26 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 13.7% compare
  4. 29 Serbia 9.2% compare
  5. 30 Türkiye 7.4% 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 10.9% 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 22.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 30 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 39.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 256 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