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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - International Private was 17.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
17.3%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
21st
of 27 countries
All-time high
38.1%
in 2015
All-time low
15.8%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

0102030402007201420222007: 36.32008: 37.42009: 37.32010: 35.92011: 35.82012: 32.52014: 33.72015: 38.12016: 342017: 34.22018: 33.62019: 33.42021: 15.82022: 17.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private in El Salvador is 17.3%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private in El Salvador peaked at 38.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, 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 4th quintile (%) - International Private in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - International Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 36.3%
2008 37.4% +3.0%
2009 37.3% -0.1%
2010 35.9% -3.8%
2011 35.8% -0.4%
2012 32.5% -9.1%
2014 33.7% +3.7%
2015 38.1% +13.1%
2016 34.0% -10.7%
2017 34.2% +0.4%
2018 33.6% -1.8%
2019 33.4% -0.4%
2021 15.8% -52.8%
2022 17.3% +9.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 17.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 54% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 17.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 98% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - International Private 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 -52.8% 33.4% 15.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.0% 36.3% 37.4% 3
2010s 34.6% 32.5% 38.1% 9
2020s 16.6% 15.8% 17.3% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 18 Honduras 21.3% compare
  2. 19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.3% compare
  3. 20 Colombia 18.1% compare
  4. 22 Costa Rica 16.9% compare
  5. 23 Chile 15.8% compare
  6. 24 Peru 14.5% compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private in El Salvador was 17.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - international private rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. 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 (%) - International Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - International Private Transfers
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