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

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 20.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.8%
Change on year
down 23.3%
World rank
18th
of 30 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2021
All-time low
17.4%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

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

01020302008201520222008: 17.42010: 20.12011: 19.82012: 21.12014: 222015: 25.62016: 23.12017: 202018: 20.12019: 242020: 18.92021: 27.12022: 20.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 20.8% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

That represents a change of down 23.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 27.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 18th of 30 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 -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 17.4%
2010 20.1% +15.2%
2011 19.8% -1.3%
2012 21.1% +6.3%
2014 22.0% +4.2%
2015 25.6% +16.4%
2016 23.1% -9.6%
2017 20.0% -13.3%
2018 20.1% +0.6%
2019 24.0% +19.1%
2020 18.9% -21.2%
2021 27.1% +43.6%
2022 20.8% -23.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 20.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.0%, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 20.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.9%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.4% 17.4% 17.4% 1
2010s 21.7% 19.8% 25.6% 9
2020s 22.3% 18.9% 27.1% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Malawi 21.8% compare
  2. 16 Belarus 21.7% compare
  3. 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.6% compare
  4. 19 El Salvador 20.6% compare
  5. 20 Burkina Faso 20.1% compare
  6. 21 Poland 20.0% compare

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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 20.8% 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 27.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 30 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 down 1.2%. 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 -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

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