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

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.2342 poorest in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2342 poorest
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.2393 poorest
in 2008
All-time low
0.1623 poorest
in 2010
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

00.050.10.150.20.252008201520222008: 0.239 poorest2010: 0.162 poorest2011: 0.191 poorest2012: 0.17 poorest2014: 0.202 poorest2015: 0.211 poorest2016: 0.215 poorest2017: 0.199 poorest2018: 0.206 poorest2019: 0.218 poorest2020: 0.234 poorest2021: 0.205 poorest2022: 0.234 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 0.2342 poorest.

That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2393 poorest in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1623 poorest, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 11th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.2393 poorest
2010 0.1623 poorest -32.2%
2011 0.1907 poorest +17.6%
2012 0.1698 poorest -11.0%
2014 0.2017 poorest +18.8%
2015 0.2113 poorest +4.7%
2016 0.2154 poorest +2.0%
2017 0.1988 poorest -7.7%
2018 0.2057 poorest +3.4%
2019 0.2181 poorest +6.0%
2020 0.2338 poorest +7.2%
2021 0.205 poorest -12.3%
2022 0.2342 poorest +14.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2393 poorest 0.2393 poorest 0.2393 poorest 1
2010s 0.1971 poorest 0.1623 poorest 0.2181 poorest 9
2020s 0.2243 poorest 0.205 poorest 0.2342 poorest 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 8 Belarus 0.2394 poorest compare
  2. 9 Viet Nam 0.2379 poorest compare
  3. 10 Georgia 0.2363 poorest compare
  4. 12 Paraguay 0.2313 poorest compare
  5. 13 Mexico 0.2298 poorest compare
  6. 14 Uruguay 0.2249 poorest compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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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 0.2342 poorest 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 0.2393 poorest in 2008.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1623 poorest in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 31 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 38.0%. 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 - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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