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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 9.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
27th
of 31 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2009
All-time low
9.3%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

05101520252007201420222007: 16.12008: 20.52009: 23.62010: 18.62011: 18.62012: 19.82014: 182015: 21.82016: 16.62017: 17.12018: 18.32019: 18.52021: 9.32022: 9.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 9.4% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 23.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 27th 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 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 16.1%
2008 20.5% +27.5%
2009 23.6% +15.1%
2010 18.6% -21.2%
2011 18.6% +0.2%
2012 19.8% +6.5%
2014 18.0% -9.2%
2015 21.8% +21.4%
2016 16.6% -23.9%
2017 17.1% +2.7%
2018 18.3% +7.3%
2019 18.5% +1.0%
2021 9.3% -49.6%
2022 9.4% +0.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 9.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 52% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 9.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.9%, 59% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.0% 16.1% 23.6% 3
2010s 18.6% 16.6% 21.8% 9
2020s 9.4% 9.3% 9.4% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 24 Mexico 12.6% compare
  2. 25 Ecuador 10.1% compare
  3. 26 Belarus 10.1% compare
  4. 28 Malawi 8.9% compare
  5. 29 Panama 8.7% compare
  6. 30 Pakistan 7.0% 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 9.4% 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 23.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 27th out of 31 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 52.7%. 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 -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd 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