Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 30.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica is 30.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 33.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 1st of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.5% | — |
| 2010 | 30.6% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -6.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 30.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.2%, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 30.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.5%, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.4% | 33.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 23.6% | 32.6% | 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 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica?
- Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica was 30.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population