Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 12.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
12.5%
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
25th
of 30 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2009
All-time low
12.5%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007–2022

05101520252007201420222007: 15.32008: 17.92009: 22.52010: 19.52011: 16.92012: 17.92014: 202015: 19.82016: 22.22017: 21.52018: 21.12019: 19.72021: 14.62022: 12.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador is 12.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 22.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 25th out of 30 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 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 15.3%
2008 17.9% +17.1%
2009 22.5% +25.4%
2010 19.5% -13.4%
2011 16.9% -13.4%
2012 17.9% +5.9%
2014 20.0% +11.6%
2015 19.8% -0.8%
2016 22.2% +12.1%
2017 21.5% -3.0%
2018 21.1% -2.1%
2019 19.7% -6.6%
2021 14.6% -25.7%
2022 12.5% -14.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 12.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.3%, 72% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 12.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.1%, 73% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.6% 15.3% 22.5% 3
2010s 19.8% 16.9% 22.2% 9
2020s 13.6% 12.5% 14.6% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 22 Georgia 13.7% compare
  2. 23 Türkiye 13.2% compare
  3. 24 Chile 12.9% compare
  4. 26 Armenia 10.5% compare
  5. 27 Belarus 9.8% compare
  6. 28 Ecuador 9.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador was 12.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 25th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd 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