Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 16.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.0%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
22nd
of 30 countries
All-time high
28.3%
in 2014
All-time low
16.0%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 18.32008: 28.22009: 28.32010: 25.52011: 19.22012: 20.62014: 28.32015: 22.82016: 24.72017: 25.12018: 242019: 22.32021: 16.62022: 16

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador stood at 16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 28.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 22nd of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 18.3%
2008 28.2% +53.6%
2009 28.3% +0.6%
2010 25.5% -10.0%
2011 19.2% -24.5%
2012 20.6% +7.1%
2014 28.3% +37.5%
2015 22.8% -19.4%
2016 24.7% +7.9%
2017 25.1% +1.8%
2018 24.0% -4.6%
2019 22.3% -7.0%
2021 16.6% -25.6%
2022 16.0% -3.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 16.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.4%, 87% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 16.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 79% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.9% 18.3% 28.3% 3
2010s 23.6% 19.2% 28.3% 9
2020s 16.3% 16.0% 16.6% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 19 Panama 17.1% compare
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  3. 21 Peru 16.2% compare
  4. 23 Georgia 15.7% compare
  5. 24 Chile 15.4% compare
  6. 25 Kazakhstan 15.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador was 16.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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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