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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 13.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
13.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
26th
of 31 countries
All-time high
26.3%
in 2016
All-time low
13.6%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

01020302007201420222007: 19.92008: 24.82009: 25.92010: 22.62011: 21.62012: 21.22014: 24.52015: 20.42016: 26.32017: 23.92018: 22.42019: 212021: 13.62022: 13.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 13.8% for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 26.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 19.9%
2008 24.8% +24.6%
2009 25.9% +4.6%
2010 22.6% -12.9%
2011 21.6% -4.3%
2012 21.2% -1.7%
2014 24.5% +15.7%
2015 20.4% -16.9%
2016 26.3% +29.1%
2017 23.9% -9.2%
2018 22.4% -6.5%
2019 21.0% -5.9%
2021 13.6% -35.2%
2022 13.8% +1.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 13.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.3%, 68% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 13.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 71% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.5% 19.9% 25.9% 3
2010s 22.7% 20.4% 26.3% 9
2020s 13.7% 13.6% 13.8% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 23 Mexico 16.3% compare
  2. 24 Brazil 16.1% compare
  3. 25 Türkiye 16.0% compare
  4. 27 Panama 13.5% compare
  5. 28 Belarus 13.1% compare
  6. 29 Ecuador 12.8% 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 13.8% 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 26.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 26th 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 35.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 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