Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile was 0.2271 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2271
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.2699
in 2020
All-time low
0.1577
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

00.10.20.32008201520222008: 0.2352010: 0.1672011: 0.1582012: 0.1762014: 0.1712015: 0.1712016: 0.2022017: 0.2542018: 0.222019: 0.2282020: 0.272021: 0.2212022: 0.227

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Costa Rica is 0.2271, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2699 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1577, in 2011.

That places Costa Rica 20th out of 36 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.2352
2010 0.1671 -28.9%
2011 0.1577 -5.6%
2012 0.1764 +11.8%
2014 0.1711 -3.0%
2015 0.171 -0.1%
2016 0.2024 +18.4%
2017 0.2536 +25.3%
2018 0.2196 -13.4%
2019 0.2275 +3.6%
2020 0.2699 +18.7%
2021 0.2211 -18.1%
2022 0.2271 +2.7%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.2271 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3189, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.2271 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1933, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2352 0.2352 0.2352 1
2010s 0.1941 0.1577 0.2536 9
2020s 0.2394 0.2211 0.2699 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 Viet Nam 0.2626 compare
  2. 18 El Salvador 0.2366 compare
  3. 19 Sri Lanka 0.2289 compare
  4. 21 Mexico 0.219 compare
  5. 22 Pakistan 0.2128 compare
  6. 23 Peru 0.2112 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
Benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 0.2271 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2699 in 2020.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1577 in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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