Costa Rica - Social protection and labor programs

Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Costa Rica was 33.23 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.09 in 2008 and a minimum value of 24.66 in 2012.

Definition: Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (SPL) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 38.09
2010 27.06
2011 26.05
2012 24.66
2014 28.67
2015 30.16
2016 32.24
2017 32.90
2018 32.41
2019 33.23

Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits) in Costa Rica was 6.01 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.01 in 2019 and a minimum value of 5.18 in 2014.

Definition: Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs (SPL) to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social protection and labor programs benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social protection and labor programs include social insurance, social safety nets, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 5.75
2010 5.66
2011 5.59
2012 5.41
2014 5.18
2015 5.55
2016 5.48
2017 5.89
2018 5.65
2019 6.01

Coverage of social protection and labor programs (% of population)

The value for Coverage of social protection and labor programs (% of population) in Costa Rica was 73.57 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.78 in 2017 and a minimum value of 66.63 in 2014.

Definition: Coverage of social protection and labor programs (SPL) shows the percentage of population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 70.17
2009 72.68
2010 67.15
2011 67.95
2012 67.33
2014 66.63
2015 72.01
2016 73.21
2017 74.78
2018 73.96
2019 73.57

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance