Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) was 0.4589 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica stood at 0.4589.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.493 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3603, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 9th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.493 | — |
| 2010 | 0.3704 | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3635 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4107 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4582 | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4292 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4206 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4325 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4333 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4475 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3603 | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4339 | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4589 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.493 | 0.493 | 0.493 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4184 | 0.3635 | 0.4582 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4177 | 0.3603 | 0.4589 | 3 |
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- 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)
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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 0.4589 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 0.493 in 2008.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3603 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance - 1st quintile (poorest)?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th 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 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Social Assistance programs (%)