Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 25.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
25.1%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2011
All-time low
16.0%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 16 preT2010: 26.2 preT2011: 27.5 preT2012: 26 preT2014: 24.5 preT2015: 26.8 preT2016: 26.2 preT2017: 25.3 preT2018: 27 preT2019: 25.8 preT2020: 23.8 preT2021: 24.1 preT2022: 25.1 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 25.1% for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica peaked at 27.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2008.

That places Costa Rica 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 16.0%
2010 26.2% +63.5%
2011 27.5% +5.1%
2012 26.0% -5.4%
2014 24.5% -5.9%
2015 26.8% +9.4%
2016 26.2% -2.2%
2017 25.3% -3.4%
2018 27.0% +6.6%
2019 25.8% -4.3%
2020 23.8% -7.9%
2021 24.1% +1.4%
2022 25.1% +3.9%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 25.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.4%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 25.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +63.5% 16.0% 26.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.0% 16.0% 16.0% 1
2010s 26.1% 24.5% 27.5% 9
2020s 24.3% 23.8% 25.1% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Brazil 26.9% compare
  2. 5 El Salvador 26.4% compare
  3. 6 Argentina 26.0% compare
  4. 8 Panama 25.0% compare
  5. 9 Paraguay 24.4% compare
  6. 10 Dominican Republic 24.3% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica was 25.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population