Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 19.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 19.7% for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica peaked at 33.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 30 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) (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.6% | — |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +134.3% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -37.4% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +29.0% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -8.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 19.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.9%, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 19.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.7%, 66% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 16.9% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 19.7% | 30.1% | 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) (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica?
- Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Costa Rica was 19.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
- Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. 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