Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 4.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.4%
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
37th
of 37 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2016
All-time low
4.4%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in El Salvador, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 31.92008: 32.92009: 28.92010: 25.72011: 23.72012: 22.92014: 22.42015: 30.32016: 33.12017: 29.12018: 29.62019: 27.92021: 5.22022: 4.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador is 4.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador peaked at 33.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 37th of 37 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 31.9%
2008 32.9% +3.1%
2009 28.9% -12.2%
2010 25.7% -10.9%
2011 23.7% -7.8%
2012 22.9% -3.6%
2014 22.4% -2.0%
2015 30.3% +35.2%
2016 33.1% +9.2%
2017 29.1% -12.1%
2018 29.6% +1.8%
2019 27.9% -5.7%
2021 5.2% -81.3%
2022 4.4% -15.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 4.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 13% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 4.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.1%, 21% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -81.3% 27.9% 5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.2% 28.9% 32.9% 3
2010s 27.2% 22.4% 33.1% 9
2020s 4.8% 4.4% 5.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador was 4.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and?
El Salvador ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. 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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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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