Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 19.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.1%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 31 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 2011
All-time low
13.7%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 17.72010: 18.32011: 21.52012: 13.72014: 17.62015: 19.22016: 18.82017: 182018: 19.52019: 20.92020: 202021: 19.22022: 19.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica is 19.1%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 21.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2012.

That places Costa Rica 7th out of 31 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 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.7%
2010 18.3% +3.4%
2011 21.5% +17.5%
2012 13.7% -36.6%
2014 17.6% +28.8%
2015 19.2% +9.1%
2016 18.8% -2.1%
2017 18.0% -4.2%
2018 19.5% +8.2%
2019 20.9% +7.1%
2020 20.0% -4.0%
2021 19.2% -4.1%
2022 19.1% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.7% 17.7% 17.7% 1
2010s 18.6% 13.7% 21.5% 9
2020s 19.4% 19.1% 20.0% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Viet Nam 20.5% compare
  2. 5 El Salvador 20.3% compare
  3. 6 Peru 19.3% compare
  4. 8 Sri Lanka 19.0% compare
  5. 9 Mexico 19.0% compare
  6. 10 Colombia 18.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica was 19.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

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