Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile was 0.5765 poorest in 2022. ▬ Flat
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2022, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica stood at 0.5765 poorest.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.669 poorest in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3359 poorest, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Benefit-cost ratio - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.669 poorest | — |
| 2010 | 0.4229 poorest | -36.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4002 poorest | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4537 poorest | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5325 poorest | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5753 poorest | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6024 poorest | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6214 poorest | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.488 poorest | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 0.538 poorest | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3359 poorest | -37.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5217 poorest | +55.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5765 poorest | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.669 poorest | 0.669 poorest | 0.669 poorest | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5149 poorest | 0.4002 poorest | 0.6214 poorest | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4781 poorest | 0.3359 poorest | 0.5765 poorest | 3 |
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- 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 0.5765 poorest 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 0.669 poorest in 2008.
- What is the lowest benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3359 poorest in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefit-cost ratio - unconditional cash transfers -1st quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 26 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 27.1%. 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 - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction obtained for each $1 spent in Cash Transfers programs (%)