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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private was 19.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
19.5%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
21st
of 27 countries
All-time high
43.6%
in 2008
All-time low
18.6%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

0102030402007201420222007: 38.9 preT2008: 43.6 preT2009: 40.4 preT2010: 37 preT2011: 36.4 preT2012: 32.7 preT2014: 38.2 preT2015: 41.4 preT2016: 42.2 preT2017: 39.9 preT2018: 39.3 preT2019: 34.1 preT2021: 18.6 preT2022: 19.5 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 19.5% for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private in 2022.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private in El Salvador peaked at 43.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 21st out of 27 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 (%) - International Private in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2007 38.9%
2008 43.6% +12.0%
2009 40.4% -7.3%
2010 37.0% -8.5%
2011 36.4% -1.7%
2012 32.7% -10.2%
2014 38.2% +16.9%
2015 41.4% +8.4%
2016 42.2% +2.0%
2017 39.9% -5.6%
2018 39.3% -1.3%
2019 34.1% -13.2%
2021 18.6% -45.6%
2022 19.5% +5.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 19.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.0%, 53% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 19.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 98% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.0% 38.9% 43.6% 3
2010s 37.9% 32.7% 42.2% 9
2020s 19.0% 18.6% 19.5% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 18 Costa Rica 22.0% compare
  2. 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.4% compare
  3. 20 Türkiye 19.5% compare
  4. 22 Chile 16.6% compare
  5. 23 Colombia 16.2% compare
  6. 24 Peru 15.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private in El Salvador was 19.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - international private rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group