Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile was 81.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Costa Rica, 2008–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 81.9% for coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 91.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 79.0% | — |
| 2009 | 74.9% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 74.9% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 75.0% | 85.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 81.9% | 91.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Costa Rica?
- Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile in Costa Rica was 81.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.