Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.4334 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica is 0.4334, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.512 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3104, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 14th of 24 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4951 | — |
| 2010 | 0.3104 | -37.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3125 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.355 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3913 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4229 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.493 | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.512 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3596 | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4367 | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3675 | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.391 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4334 | +10.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4334 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1664, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4334 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4334, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4951 | 0.4951 | 0.4951 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3993 | 0.3104 | 0.512 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3973 | 0.3675 | 0.4334 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica?
- Benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica was 0.4334 in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.512 in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3104 in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Cash Transfers programs (%)