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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 11.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 31 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 2011
All-time low
11.9%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

05101520252007201420222007: 192008: 23.42009: 21.92010: 20.82011: 24.32012: 21.32014: 20.92015: 20.42016: 22.62017: 21.82018: 242019: 20.32021: 11.92022: 11.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 11.9% for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 24.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2021.

El Salvador ranks 28th of 31 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 19.0%
2008 23.4% +23.3%
2009 21.9% -6.4%
2010 20.8% -4.9%
2011 24.3% +16.4%
2012 21.3% -12.0%
2014 20.9% -2.1%
2015 20.4% -2.4%
2016 22.6% +11.0%
2017 21.8% -3.7%
2018 24.0% +10.1%
2019 20.3% -15.5%
2021 11.9% -41.4%
2022 11.9% +0.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 11.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.3%, 59% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 11.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.5%, 68% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.4% 19.0% 23.4% 3
2010s 21.8% 20.3% 24.3% 9
2020s 11.9% 11.9% 11.9% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 25 Belarus 13.4% compare
  2. 26 Panama 12.4% compare
  3. 27 Ecuador 12.3% compare
  4. 29 Pakistan 9.1% compare
  5. 30 Burkina Faso 5.9% compare
  6. 31 Malawi 4.6% 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 11.9% 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 24.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 28th out of 31 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 44.0%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 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