Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social was 7.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 7.5% for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social in El Salvador peaked at 33.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 35th out of 36 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27.3% | — |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -72.5% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -17.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 7.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 23% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 7.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.5%, 30% 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 | -72.5% | 33.1% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 27.3% | 30.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 29.1% | 33.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 2 |
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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 7.5% 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 33.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -all social?
- El Salvador ranks 35th out of 36 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 76.9%. 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 -urban. 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