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

Costa Rica: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social was 29.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
29.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 37 countries
All-time high
33.2%
in 2012
All-time low
19.4%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 27.32009: 19.42010: 31.92011: 31.42012: 33.22014: 32.22015: 282016: 27.52017: 28.52018: 28.32019: 28.92020: 31.52021: 29.22022: 29.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica stood at 29.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica peaked at 33.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2009.

Costa Rica ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 Insurance -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 27.3%
2009 19.4% -29.0%
2010 31.9% +64.5%
2011 31.4% -1.6%
2012 33.2% +5.5%
2014 32.2% -2.8%
2015 28.0% -13.0%
2016 27.5% -2.0%
2017 28.5% +3.6%
2018 28.3% -0.5%
2019 28.9% +2.0%
2020 31.5% +9.0%
2021 29.2% -7.2%
2022 29.3% +0.5%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 29.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.8%, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 29.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.6%, 80% 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
2010 +64.5% 19.4% 31.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.4% 19.4% 27.3% 2
2010s 30.0% 27.5% 33.2% 9
2020s 30.0% 29.2% 31.5% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Viet Nam 32.4% compare
  2. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 31.2% compare
  3. 16 Mexico 30.6% compare
  4. 18 Brazil 27.9% compare
  5. 19 Panama 26.9% compare
  6. 20 Kazakhstan 25.0% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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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 29.3% 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 33.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 37 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 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Insurance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Insurance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 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