Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 21.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.8%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
14th
of 31 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2010
All-time low
16.0%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 16 preT2010: 23.8 preT2011: 20.9 preT2012: 17.6 preT2014: 23.5 preT2015: 20.3 preT2016: 21.4 preT2017: 23.5 preT2018: 21.5 preT2019: 19.7 preT2020: 20.4 preT2021: 21.3 preT2022: 21.8 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 21.8% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 23.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 14th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 16.0%
2010 23.8% +49.3%
2011 20.9% -12.2%
2012 17.6% -15.8%
2014 23.5% +33.2%
2015 20.3% -13.4%
2016 21.4% +5.4%
2017 23.5% +9.6%
2018 21.5% -8.3%
2019 19.7% -8.3%
2020 20.4% +3.3%
2021 21.3% +4.7%
2022 21.8% +2.1%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 21.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 21.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.0% 16.0% 16.0% 1
2010s 21.4% 17.6% 23.8% 9
2020s 21.2% 20.4% 21.8% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 11 Ecuador 22.4% compare
  2. 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.0% compare
  3. 13 Colombia 22.0% compare
  4. 15 Dominican Republic 21.1% compare
  5. 16 Mexico 21.1% compare
  6. 17 Uruguay 20.9% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica was 21.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
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 fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population