Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 21.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 21.6% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 25.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd 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 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.5% | — |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +42.8% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -4.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 21.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 21.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 17.7% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.6% | 22.6% | 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 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica?
- Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica was 21.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population