Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile was 31.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total safety net benefits.
Analysis
In 2022, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Costa Rica stood at 31.8%.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 31.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2011.
Costa Rica ranks 6th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total safety net benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.5% | — |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +10.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 31.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.4%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 31.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 24.7% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 25.5% | 31.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile in Costa Rica was 31.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2011.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social safety net benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social safety net programs include cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.