Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social was 9.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.4%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
31st
of 36 countries
All-time high
43.9%
in 2015
All-time low
9.4%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador, 2007–2022

102030402007201420222007: 37.72008: 36.82009: 23.62010: 22.32011: 242012: 16.72014: 19.12015: 43.92016: 38.32017: 41.42018: 30.12019: 31.32021: 9.62022: 9.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 9.4% for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in El Salvador peaked at 43.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 37.7%
2008 36.8% -2.5%
2009 23.6% -35.7%
2010 22.3% -5.8%
2011 24.0% +7.7%
2012 16.7% -30.5%
2014 19.1% +14.3%
2015 43.9% +130.1%
2016 38.3% -12.6%
2017 41.4% +8.0%
2018 30.1% -27.3%
2019 31.3% +4.0%
2021 9.6% -69.5%
2022 9.4% -1.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 9.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 9.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.8%, 40% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +130.1% 19.1% 43.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.7% 23.6% 37.7% 3
2010s 29.7% 16.7% 43.9% 9
2020s 9.5% 9.4% 9.6% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 28 Dominican Republic 16.1% compare
  2. 29 Sri Lanka 14.4% compare
  3. 30 Pakistan 11.1% compare
  4. 32 Peru 9.4% compare
  5. 33 Paraguay 9.1% compare
  6. 34 Bolivia 8.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in El Salvador was 9.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group