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

Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -1st quintile was 0.0976 poorest in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.0976 poorest
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
20th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.1569 poorest
in 2011
All-time low
0.0554 poorest
in 2016
Years of data
12
2008–2022

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

00.050.10.152008201520222008: 0.14 poorest2010: 0.12 poorest2011: 0.157 poorest2012: 0.129 poorest2014: 0.124 poorest2015: 0.121 poorest2016: 0.055 poorest2017: 0.088 poorest2018: 0.058 poorest2019: 0.089 poorest2021: 0.094 poorest2022: 0.098 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 0.0976 poorest.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1569 poorest in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0554 poorest, in 2016.

Costa Rica ranks 20th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

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) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2008 0.1398 poorest
2010 0.1205 poorest -13.8%
2011 0.1569 poorest +30.2%
2012 0.1291 poorest -17.7%
2014 0.124 poorest -4.0%
2015 0.1205 poorest -2.8%
2016 0.0554 poorest -54.0%
2017 0.0881 poorest +59.0%
2018 0.0585 poorest -33.7%
2019 0.0891 poorest +52.5%
2021 0.0937 poorest +5.1%
2022 0.0976 poorest +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1398 poorest 0.1398 poorest 0.1398 poorest 1
2010s 0.1047 poorest 0.0554 poorest 0.1569 poorest 9
2020s 0.0957 poorest 0.0937 poorest 0.0976 poorest 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 Burkina Faso 0.1319 poorest compare
  2. 18 El Salvador 0.1174 poorest compare
  3. 19 Chile 0.0978 poorest compare
  4. 21 Colombia 0.0868 poorest compare
  5. 22 Honduras 0.0856 poorest compare
  6. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0683 poorest 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 0.0976 poorest in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1569 poorest in 2011.
What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0554 poorest in 2016.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit-cost ratio - international private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit-cost ratio - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
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