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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 7.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
7.2%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2018
All-time low
7.2%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

051015202007201420222007: 13.82008: 17.32009: 17.12010: 17.52011: 16.12012: 15.82014: 14.52015: 17.42016: 16.32017: 18.72018: 19.42019: 15.62021: 7.32022: 7.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in El Salvador peaked at 19.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 30th of 31 countries on this measure, 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 in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 13.8%
2008 17.3% +25.6%
2009 17.1% -1.3%
2010 17.5% +2.5%
2011 16.1% -7.9%
2012 15.8% -2.1%
2014 14.5% -8.4%
2015 17.4% +20.5%
2016 16.3% -6.3%
2017 18.7% +14.6%
2018 19.4% +3.4%
2019 15.6% -19.7%
2021 7.3% -53.0%
2022 7.2% -2.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 7.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.2%, 39% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 7.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.9%, 56% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.1% 13.8% 17.3% 3
2010s 16.8% 14.5% 19.4% 9
2020s 7.2% 7.2% 7.3% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 27 Pakistan 10.5% compare
  2. 28 Honduras 9.8% compare
  3. 29 Panama 9.1% compare
  4. 31 Burkina Faso 6.2% 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 7.2% 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 19.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
El Salvador ranks 30th out of 31 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 54.6%. 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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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