Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 8.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.0%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
29th
of 30 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2009
All-time low
8.0%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 13.12008: 11.92009: 20.52010: 13.52011: 13.52012: 12.62014: 13.52015: 17.72016: 13.82017: 13.82018: 12.72019: 14.52021: 8.32022: 8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador stood at 8.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador peaked at 20.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 29th 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 13.1%
2008 11.9% -9.3%
2009 20.5% +72.6%
2010 13.5% -34.2%
2011 13.5% -0.3%
2012 12.6% -6.7%
2014 13.5% +7.3%
2015 17.7% +31.3%
2016 13.8% -22.0%
2017 13.8% -0.2%
2018 12.7% -7.6%
2019 14.5% +14.3%
2021 8.3% -43.1%
2022 8.0% -2.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 8.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.0%, 57% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 8.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.3%, 65% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.2% 11.9% 20.5% 3
2010s 13.9% 12.6% 17.7% 9
2020s 8.1% 8.0% 8.3% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 26 Panama 8.5% compare
  2. 27 Ecuador 8.3% compare
  3. 28 Malawi 8.1% compare
  4. 30 Burkina Faso 4.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador was 8.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
El Salvador ranks 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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