Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance was 20.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.0%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
34th
of 34 countries
All-time high
41.5%
in 2017
All-time low
20.0%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in El Salvador, 2007–2022

0102030402007201420222007: 31.22008: 35.42009: 35.52010: 40.52011: 37.32012: 34.82014: 32.62015: 37.32016: 37.22017: 41.52018: 302019: 29.72021: 20.62022: 20

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social insurance in El Salvador stood at 20.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social insurance in El Salvador peaked at 41.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 34th of 34 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 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 31.2%
2008 35.4% +13.7%
2009 35.5% +0.2%
2010 40.5% +14.0%
2011 37.3% -7.9%
2012 34.8% -6.5%
2014 32.6% -6.4%
2015 37.3% +14.3%
2016 37.2% -0.2%
2017 41.5% +11.6%
2018 30.0% -27.7%
2019 29.7% -1.0%
2021 20.6% -30.7%
2022 20.0% -2.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 20.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.5%, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 20.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.0%, 55% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.0% 31.2% 35.5% 3
2010s 35.7% 29.7% 41.5% 9
2020s 20.3% 20.0% 20.6% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 31 Peru 29.6% compare
  2. 32 Mexico 29.4% compare
  3. 33 Honduras 28.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social insurance in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social insurance in El Salvador was 20.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social insurance recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social insurance recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social insurance?
El Salvador ranks 34th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - all social insurance rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 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