Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social was 4.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.7%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
31st
of 39 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2020
All-time low
4.5%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

024682008201520222008: 7.62009: 7.82010: 62011: 5.82012: 5.52014: 4.52015: 5.62016: 5.42017: 5.62018: 5.42019: 4.82020: 82021: 4.52022: 4.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 4.7% for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica peaked at 8.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 31st of 39 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 7.6%
2009 7.8% +2.8%
2010 6.0% -22.9%
2011 5.8% -2.7%
2012 5.5% -6.5%
2014 4.5% -16.7%
2015 5.6% +22.5%
2016 5.4% -3.3%
2017 5.6% +4.1%
2018 5.4% -3.6%
2019 4.8% -10.5%
2020 8.0% +64.2%
2021 4.5% -42.8%
2022 4.7% +3.8%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 4.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 40% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 4.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.6%, 49% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +64.2% 4.8% 8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.7% 7.6% 7.8% 2
2010s 5.4% 4.5% 6.0% 9
2020s 5.7% 4.5% 8.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 28 Paraguay 6.8% compare
  2. 29 Albania 6.1% compare
  3. 30 Honduras 6.1% compare
  4. 32 Kosovo 4.7% compare
  5. 32 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4.7% compare
  6. 34 Pakistan 3.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica?
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica was 4.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social?
Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population