Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social was 5.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.
Analysis
In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in El Salvador stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in El Salvador peaked at 30.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 36th out of 37 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | preT | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 25.5% | — |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -76.4% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -18.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 5.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.8%, 27% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 5.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.3%, 31% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -76.4% | 30.9% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 25.5% | 27.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.7% | 30.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in El Salvador?
- Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in El Salvador was 5.9% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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