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

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 8.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.8%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2020
All-time low
8.2%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

02.557.51012.52008201520222008: 8.52010: 8.92011: 8.82012: 9.62014: 8.22015: 8.92016: 92017: 102018: 10.22019: 9.42020: 11.32021: 9.42022: 8.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica stood at 8.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica peaked at 11.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2014.

That places Costa Rica 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 8.5%
2010 8.9% +4.3%
2011 8.8% -1.6%
2012 9.6% +9.9%
2014 8.2% -14.9%
2015 8.9% +9.0%
2016 9.0% +1.1%
2017 10.0% +10.5%
2018 10.2% +2.4%
2019 9.4% -8.4%
2020 11.3% +21.2%
2021 9.4% -17.0%
2022 8.8% -6.1%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 8.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.6%, 65% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 8.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 87% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.5% 8.5% 8.5% 1
2010s 9.2% 8.2% 10.2% 9
2020s 9.9% 8.8% 11.3% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 26 Paraguay 10.1% compare
  2. 27 Uruguay 9.5% compare
  3. 28 Mexico 8.9% compare
  4. 30 Malawi 8.1% compare
  5. 31 Pakistan 7.7% compare
  6. 32 Ecuador 7.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica was 8.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population