Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private was 15.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
15.8%
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
24th
of 31 countries
All-time high
21.0%
in 2010
All-time low
15.8%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 16.32010: 212011: 15.82012: 19.62014: 18.82015: 17.12016: 17.72017: 18.22018: 16.72019: 16.32020: 18.42021: 17.82022: 15.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 15.8% for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica peaked at 21.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2022.

Costa Rica ranks 24th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.3%
2010 21.0% +28.6%
2011 15.8% -24.8%
2012 19.6% +23.7%
2014 18.8% -4.0%
2015 17.1% -8.7%
2016 17.7% +3.6%
2017 18.2% +2.6%
2018 16.7% -8.5%
2019 16.3% -2.1%
2020 18.4% +12.5%
2021 17.8% -3.2%
2022 15.8% -11.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 15.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.3%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 15.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 93% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.3% 16.3% 16.3% 1
2010s 17.9% 15.8% 21.0% 9
2020s 17.3% 15.8% 18.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 21 Ecuador 17.0% compare
  2. 22 Panama 16.8% compare
  3. 23 Chile 15.9% compare
  4. 25 Burkina Faso 15.6% compare
  5. 26 Colombia 15.4% compare
  6. 27 Paraguay 15.1% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica was 15.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2022.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private?
Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th 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