Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 24.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
24.4%
Change on year
down 21.0%
World rank
8th
of 25 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2011
All-time low
22.9%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2010–2022

01020302010201620222010: 272011: 34.72012: 27.92014: 22.92015: 28.62016: 25.42017: 24.32018: 33.52019: 31.62020: 25.12021: 30.82022: 24.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 24.4% for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 34.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 8th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Costa Rica, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 27.0%
2011 34.7% +28.6%
2012 27.9% -19.5%
2014 22.9% -18.0%
2015 28.6% +25.0%
2016 25.4% -11.3%
2017 24.3% -4.2%
2018 33.5% +37.8%
2019 31.6% -5.5%
2020 25.1% -20.7%
2021 30.8% +22.8%
2022 24.4% -21.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 24.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.4%, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 24.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.4%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 28.4% 22.9% 34.7% 9
2020s 26.8% 24.4% 30.8% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 5 Sri Lanka 25.9% compare
  2. 6 Kyrgyzstan 24.7% compare
  3. 7 Kazakhstan 24.6% compare
  4. 9 Mongolia 23.8% compare
  5. 10 Poland 23.5% compare
  6. 11 Belarus 23.0% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

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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 24.4% 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 34.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 25 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 down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population