Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers was 9.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.5%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
27th
of 30 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2019
All-time low
9.2%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 12.92008: 14.82009: 18.32010: 17.22011: 14.32012: 15.22014: 17.52015: 17.62016: 18.72017: 17.12018: 17.32019: 20.32021: 9.22022: 9.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 9.5% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador peaked at 20.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2021.

That places El Salvador 27th 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 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 12.9%
2008 14.8% +14.8%
2009 18.3% +23.9%
2010 17.2% -6.3%
2011 14.3% -16.8%
2012 15.2% +6.2%
2014 17.5% +15.5%
2015 17.6% +0.2%
2016 18.7% +6.3%
2017 17.1% -8.5%
2018 17.3% +1.1%
2019 20.3% +17.5%
2021 9.2% -54.7%
2022 9.5% +2.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 9.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 54% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 9.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.6%, 70% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.3% 12.9% 18.3% 3
2010s 17.2% 14.3% 20.3% 9
2020s 9.3% 9.2% 9.5% 2

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  4. 28 Ecuador 8.0% compare
  5. 29 Malawi 6.7% compare
  6. 30 Burkina Faso 4.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers in El Salvador was 9.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers?
El Salvador ranks 27th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - domestic private transfers rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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