Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) was 0.3739 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica is 0.3739, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4273 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2653, in 2011.
That places Costa Rica 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4273 | — |
| 2010 | 0.282 | -34.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2653 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3161 | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3005 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3116 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3615 | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3815 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3406 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3562 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3605 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3639 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3739 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4273 | 0.4273 | 0.4273 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3239 | 0.2653 | 0.3815 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3661 | 0.3605 | 0.3739 | 3 |
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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 benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica?
- Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica was 0.3739 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4273 in 2008.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2653 in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest)?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile (poorest) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)