Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
down 68.9%
World rank
25th
of 25 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2009
All-time low
0.3%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in El Salvador, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 5.42009: 18.62010: 3.82011: 4.72012: 0.4442014: 11.22021: 0.9452022: 0.294

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.3% for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.9% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in El Salvador peaked at 18.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 25th out of 25 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 5.4%
2009 18.6% +245.6%
2010 3.8% -79.7%
2011 4.7% +24.7%
2012 0.4% -90.6%
2014 11.2% +2429.5%
2021 0.9% -91.6%
2022 0.3% -68.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.4%, 5% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.5%, 20% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.0% 5.4% 18.6% 2
2010s 5.0% 0.4% 11.2% 4
2020s 0.6% 0.3% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 22 Chile 1.5% compare
  2. 23 Uruguay 1.1% compare
  3. 24 Colombia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash?
El Salvador ranks 25th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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