Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social was 2.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica stood at 2.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica peaked at 7.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.4% | — |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +387.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +34.9% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -33.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +48.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +62.1% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -37.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.6%, 32% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.1%, 25% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +387.0% | 1.4% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica?
- Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social in Costa Rica was 2.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population