Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and was 90.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
90.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 39 countries
All-time high
96.5%
in 2020
All-time low
83.4%
in 2012
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0204060801002008201520222008: 86.7 preT2009: 84.7 preT2010: 85.7 preT2011: 85.7 preT2012: 83.4 preT2014: 86.7 preT2015: 88.1 preT2016: 88.8 preT2017: 91.4 preT2018: 92.1 preT2019: 91.9 preT2020: 96.5 preT2021: 91 preT2022: 90.8 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 90.8% for coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social protection and in 2022.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica peaked at 96.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2012.

Costa Rica ranks 20th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 86.7%
2009 84.7% -2.3%
2010 85.7% +1.2%
2011 85.7% -0.0%
2012 83.4% -2.7%
2014 86.7% +4.0%
2015 88.1% +1.6%
2016 88.8% +0.8%
2017 91.4% +2.9%
2018 92.1% +0.7%
2019 91.9% -0.2%
2020 96.5% +5.0%
2021 91.0% -5.7%
2022 90.8% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.7% 84.7% 86.7% 2
2010s 88.2% 83.4% 92.1% 9
2020s 92.8% 90.8% 96.5% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 El Salvador 92.4% compare
  2. 18 Panama 92.1% compare
  3. 19 Kazakhstan 91.3% compare
  4. 21 Ukraine 89.5% compare
  5. 22 Kyrgyzstan 83.3% compare
  6. 23 Argentina 83.0% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

More work & labour data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica?
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social protection and in Costa Rica was 90.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social protection and recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social protection and recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2012.
How does Costa Rica rank for coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social protection and?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and in Costa Rica. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-pret/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-all-social-protection-and-labor-pret/costa-rica/">Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Social Protection and Labor programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)