Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 12.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica stood at 12.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica peaked at 17.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.1% | — |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 12.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.3%, 72% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 12.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +32.3% | 13.1% | 17.3% |
| 2021 | -27.7% | 17.3% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.5% | 17.3% | 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 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica?
- Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica was 12.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT). 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