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

Latest (2022)
21.6%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
3rd
of 24 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 2018
All-time low
16.5%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 16.52010: 22.22011: 25.52012: 23.62014: 21.52015: 17.72016: 182017: 182018: 25.72019: 20.62020: 222021: 22.62022: 21.6

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Armenia 23.2% compare
  2. 2 Pakistan 22.6% compare
  3. 4 Colombia 21.6% compare
  4. 5 Kazakhstan 21.5% compare
  5. 6 Vietnam 20.9% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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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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Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population