Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 7.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.9%
Change on year
down 41.8%
World rank
25th
of 25 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2020
All-time low
7.9%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2010–2022

Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2010–2022

101520252010201620222010: 20.92011: 17.92012: 18.92014: 11.42015: 12.32016: 15.52017: 12.52018: 12.82019: 16.32020: 252021: 13.72022: 7.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 7.9% for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 41.8% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 25.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2022.

Costa Rica ranks 25th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 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 -urban in Costa Rica, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 20.9%
2011 17.9% -14.4%
2012 18.9% +5.5%
2014 11.4% -39.3%
2015 12.3% +7.6%
2016 15.5% +26.2%
2017 12.5% -19.2%
2018 12.8% +1.8%
2019 16.3% +27.5%
2020 25.0% +53.8%
2021 13.7% -45.5%
2022 7.9% -41.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.4% 11.4% 20.9% 9
2020s 15.5% 7.9% 25.0% 3

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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 7.9% 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 25.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2022.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 25 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 57.9%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefits incidence in 3rd 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 third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population