Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 58.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, 2010–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica is 58.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica peaked at 60.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 25 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 45.2% | — |
| 2011 | 38.3% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +99.7% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | +13.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 58.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.8%, 2.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 58.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.6%, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.3% | 38.3% | 60.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 25.9% | 58.5% | 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 benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica?
- Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash in Costa Rica was 58.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population