Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural was 33.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
33.1%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
20th
of 37 countries
All-time high
54.4%
in 2020
All-time low
28.6%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

02040602008201520222008: 37.62009: 37.82010: 32.22011: 30.72012: 28.82014: 28.62015: 34.12016: 36.62017: 35.42018: 34.12019: 33.92020: 54.42021: 31.22022: 33.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 33.1% for coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social assistance -rural in 2022.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social assistance -rural in Costa Rica peaked at 54.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 20th of 37 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 37.6%
2009 37.8% +0.5%
2010 32.2% -14.7%
2011 30.7% -4.7%
2012 28.8% -6.3%
2014 28.6% -0.8%
2015 34.1% +19.5%
2016 36.6% +7.2%
2017 35.4% -3.3%
2018 34.1% -3.6%
2019 33.9% -0.6%
2020 54.4% +60.6%
2021 31.2% -42.7%
2022 33.1% +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.7% 37.6% 37.8% 2
2010s 32.7% 28.6% 36.6% 9
2020s 39.6% 31.2% 54.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 Romania 38.9% compare
  2. 18 Paraguay 37.5% compare
  3. 19 Malawi 34.3% compare
  4. 21 Colombia 31.0% compare
  5. 22 Armenia 29.8% compare
  6. 23 Ukraine 28.4% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More work & labour data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social assistance -rural in Costa Rica?
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social assistance -rural in Costa Rica was 33.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social assistance -rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social assistance -rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social assistance -rural?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - all social assistance -rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Costa Rica. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-in-5th-quintile-richest-percent-all-social-assistance-rural/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-5th-quintile-richest-percent-all-social-assistance-rural/costa-rica/">Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 365 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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