Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.3034 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.3034
Change on year
up 27.3%
World rank
5th
of 30 countries
All-time high
0.3669
in 2008
All-time low
0.1873
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

00.10.20.30.42008201520222008: 0.3672010: 0.1942011: 0.1872012: 0.1912014: 0.2262015: 0.2572016: 0.2652017: 0.2742018: 0.2412019: 0.2612020: 0.2052021: 0.2382022: 0.303

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.3034 for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3669 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1873, in 2011.

Costa Rica ranks 5th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 0.3669
2010 0.1937 -47.2%
2011 0.1873 -3.3%
2012 0.1907 +1.8%
2014 0.2262 +18.7%
2015 0.2573 +13.7%
2016 0.2654 +3.1%
2017 0.2742 +3.3%
2018 0.2408 -12.2%
2019 0.2613 +8.5%
2020 0.2045 -21.7%
2021 0.2383 +16.5%
2022 0.3034 +27.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3669 0.3669 0.3669 1
2010s 0.233 0.1873 0.2742 9
2020s 0.2487 0.2045 0.3034 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 2 Thailand 0.3684 compare
  2. 3 Romania 0.3498 compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 0.3288 compare
  4. 6 Dominican Republic 0.2995 compare
  5. 7 Chile 0.2944 compare
  6. 8 Paraguay 0.2739 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
Benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 0.3034 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3669 in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1873 in 2011.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. 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 - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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