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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional was 1.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.0%
Change on year
down 71.0%
World rank
26th
of 26 countries
All-time high
10.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.7%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in El Salvador, 2008–2022

02468102008201520222008: 9.22009: 92010: 10.12011: 8.92012: 0.7122014: 9.42021: 3.52022: 1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in El Salvador stood at 1.0%.

That represents a change of down 71.0% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in El Salvador peaked at 10.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.

That places El Salvador 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 9.2%
2009 9.0% -3.0%
2010 10.1% +13.0%
2011 8.9% -12.0%
2012 0.7% -92.0%
2014 9.4% +1217.5%
2021 3.5% -62.3%
2022 1.0% -71.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 1.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 6% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.6%, 16% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.1% 9.0% 9.2% 2
2010s 7.3% 0.7% 10.1% 4
2020s 2.3% 1.0% 3.5% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 23 Pakistan 5.6% compare
  2. 24 Uruguay 2.8% compare
  3. 25 Colombia 1.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in El Salvador was 1.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
El Salvador ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group