Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 21.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
21.2%
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
12th
of 35 countries
All-time high
26.2%
in 2011
All-time low
21.2%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 21.62010: 25.62011: 26.22012: 25.42014: 21.22015: 23.22016: 242017: 22.22018: 22.52019: 23.12020: 25.42021: 242022: 21.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 21.2% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica peaked at 26.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2022.

Costa Rica ranks 12th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 21.6%
2010 25.6% +18.5%
2011 26.2% +2.4%
2012 25.4% -3.2%
2014 21.2% -16.5%
2015 23.2% +9.6%
2016 24.0% +3.3%
2017 22.2% -7.5%
2018 22.5% +1.2%
2019 23.1% +2.6%
2020 25.4% +10.0%
2021 24.0% -5.4%
2022 21.2% -11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.6% 21.6% 21.6% 1
2010s 23.7% 21.2% 26.2% 9
2020s 23.5% 21.2% 25.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 9 Dominican Republic 21.9% compare
  2. 10 Brazil 21.7% compare
  3. 11 Indonesia 21.5% compare
  4. 13 Viet Nam 20.8% compare
  5. 14 El Salvador 20.7% compare
  6. 15 Mexico 20.4% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in Costa Rica was 21.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2022.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance
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 third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population