Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 9.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
9.7%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 2020
All-time low
8.7%
in 2019
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0510152008201520222008: 10.92010: 10.82011: 11.12012: 11.42014: 10.82015: 9.92016: 9.72017: 10.52018: 12.22019: 8.72020: 15.42021: 10.12022: 9.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 9.7% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in 2022.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Costa Rica peaked at 15.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2019.

That places Costa Rica 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 10.9%
2010 10.8% -0.2%
2011 11.1% +2.7%
2012 11.4% +2.0%
2014 10.8% -4.9%
2015 9.9% -8.3%
2016 9.7% -1.8%
2017 10.5% +7.3%
2018 12.2% +16.6%
2019 8.7% -28.8%
2020 15.4% +77.1%
2021 10.1% -34.2%
2022 9.7% -4.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 9.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.3%, 68% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 9.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 66% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +77.1% 8.7% 15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.9% 10.9% 10.9% 1
2010s 10.6% 8.7% 12.2% 9
2020s 11.7% 9.7% 15.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 26 Colombia 12.3% compare
  2. 27 Uruguay 11.6% compare
  3. 28 Sri Lanka 9.9% compare
  4. 30 Ecuador 8.1% compare
  5. 31 Pakistan 7.3% compare
  6. 32 Argentina 6.9% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban in Costa Rica was 9.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban?
Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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