Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban was 24.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24.5%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
21st
of 37 countries
All-time high
24.5%
in 2022
All-time low
16.9%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2022

Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

05101520252008201520222008: 16.92009: 22.22010: 17.62011: 17.62012: 18.82014: 17.82015: 18.12016: 19.22017: 21.22018: 21.22019: 212020: 232021: 242022: 24.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 24.5% for coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban in Costa Rica peaked at 24.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 21st 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 (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.9%
2009 22.2% +31.2%
2010 17.6% -20.6%
2011 17.6% -0.2%
2012 18.8% +7.0%
2014 17.8% -5.7%
2015 18.1% +2.0%
2016 19.2% +6.1%
2017 21.2% +10.6%
2018 21.2% -0.1%
2019 21.0% -0.8%
2020 23.0% +9.3%
2021 24.0% +4.2%
2022 24.5% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.6% 16.9% 22.2% 2
2010s 19.2% 17.6% 21.2% 9
2020s 23.8% 23.0% 24.5% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 18 Argentina 31.6% compare
  2. 19 Panama 28.0% compare
  3. 20 Brazil 27.9% compare
  4. 22 Viet Nam 19.9% compare
  5. 23 Mexico 19.2% compare
  6. 24 Ecuador 17.7% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban in Costa Rica?
Coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban in Costa Rica was 24.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban?
Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - all social insurance -urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 (%) - All Social Insurance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage (%) - All Social Insurance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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