Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 0.4446 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.4446 poorest
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
9th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.4753 poorest
in 2008
All-time low
0.3369 poorest
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

00.10.20.30.40.52008201520222008: 0.475 poorest2010: 0.351 poorest2011: 0.337 poorest2012: 0.37 poorest2014: 0.426 poorest2015: 0.416 poorest2016: 0.423 poorest2017: 0.437 poorest2018: 0.413 poorest2019: 0.418 poorest2020: 0.368 poorest2021: 0.431 poorest2022: 0.445 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.4446 poorest for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4753 poorest in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3369 poorest, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.4753 poorest
2010 0.3506 poorest -26.2%
2011 0.3369 poorest -3.9%
2012 0.3704 poorest +9.9%
2014 0.426 poorest +15.0%
2015 0.4155 poorest -2.4%
2016 0.4234 poorest +1.9%
2017 0.4371 poorest +3.2%
2018 0.4127 poorest -5.6%
2019 0.4185 poorest +1.4%
2020 0.368 poorest -12.1%
2021 0.4312 poorest +17.2%
2022 0.4446 poorest +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4753 poorest 0.4753 poorest 0.4753 poorest 1
2010s 0.399 poorest 0.3369 poorest 0.4371 poorest 9
2020s 0.4146 poorest 0.368 poorest 0.4446 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 6 Poland 0.4662 poorest compare
  2. 7 Belarus 0.4618 poorest compare
  3. 8 Serbia 0.4556 poorest compare
  4. 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.434 poorest compare
  5. 11 Republic of Moldova 0.4265 poorest compare
  6. 12 Brazil 0.4264 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 0.4446 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4753 poorest in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3369 poorest in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
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