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 0.1092 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1092
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.1508
in 2008
All-time low
0.091
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

00.050.10.152008201520222008: 0.1512010: 0.0972011: 0.0962012: 0.0972014: 0.0912015: 0.0962016: 0.1072017: 0.1172018: 0.1232019: 0.1162020: 0.1462021: 0.1062022: 0.109

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Costa Rica is 0.1092, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1508 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.091, in 2014.

That places Costa Rica 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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) -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.1508
2010 0.0975 -35.4%
2011 0.0955 -2.0%
2012 0.0975 +2.1%
2014 0.091 -6.7%
2015 0.0958 +5.3%
2016 0.1072 +11.9%
2017 0.1171 +9.2%
2018 0.1227 +4.8%
2019 0.1162 -5.3%
2020 0.1464 +26.1%
2021 0.1057 -27.8%
2022 0.1092 +3.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.1092 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2244, 49% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.1092 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1391, 78% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1508 0.1508 0.1508 1
2010s 0.1045 0.091 0.1227 9
2020s 0.1204 0.1057 0.1464 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 28 Mexico 0.1307 compare
  2. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1248 compare
  3. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1235 compare
  4. 32 Paraguay 0.0957 compare
  5. 33 Ecuador 0.0937 compare
  6. 34 South Africa 0.0521 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 0.1092 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 0.1508 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.091 in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - all social protection and labor - 1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 31st 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 12.0%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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