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

Latest (2022)
19.7%
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
29th
of 30 countries
All-time high
33.9%
in 2011
All-time low
13.6%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

01020302008201520222008: 13.62010: 31.82011: 33.92012: 31.72014: 272015: 16.92016: 24.12017: 24.72018: 31.92019: 23.62020: 30.12021: 21.62022: 19.7

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

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Dominican Republic 25.8% compare
  2. 27 Thailand 25.0% compare
  3. 28 Paraguay 21.9% compare
  4. 30 Chile 19.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population