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

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 0.0815 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0815
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
23rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.1649
in 2011
All-time low
0.0587
in 2016
Years of data
7
2010–2018

Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2010–2018

00.050.10.152010201420182010: 0.1362011: 0.1652012: 0.1322015: 0.1052016: 0.0592017: 0.12018: 0.081

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2018, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 0.0815.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1649 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0587, in 2016.

That places Costa Rica 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Costa Rica, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 0.1357
2011 0.1649 +21.5%
2012 0.1321 -19.8%
2015 0.1054 -20.2%
2016 0.0587 -44.3%
2017 0.1 +70.3%
2018 0.0815 -18.5%

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 20 Colombia 0.11 compare
  2. 21 Chile 0.1008 compare
  3. 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0837 compare
  4. 24 Peru 0.0782 compare
  5. 25 Ecuador 0.0521 compare
  6. 26 Uruguay 0.0336 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica?
Benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile in Costa Rica was 0.0815 in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1649 in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0587 in 2016.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
Is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers - 1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 data points, 2003–2022
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in International Private Transfers programs (%)