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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International was 12.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
12.4%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
25th
of 27 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2008
All-time low
12.4%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

01020302007201420222007: 272008: 29.52009: 27.32010: 26.52011: 282012: 23.42014: 26.12015: 272016: 28.12017: 27.12018: 27.72019: 26.32021: 13.22022: 12.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 12.4% for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in El Salvador peaked at 29.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 25th out of 27 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) (%) - International in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 27.0%
2008 29.5% +9.4%
2009 27.3% -7.5%
2010 26.5% -2.9%
2011 28.0% +5.4%
2012 23.4% -16.3%
2014 26.1% +11.7%
2015 27.0% +3.1%
2016 28.1% +4.4%
2017 27.1% -3.7%
2018 27.7% +2.3%
2019 26.3% -5.1%
2021 13.2% -49.6%
2022 12.4% -6.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 12.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.5%, 53% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 12.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 67% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.9% 27.0% 29.5% 3
2010s 26.7% 23.4% 28.1% 9
2020s 12.8% 12.4% 13.2% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 22 Peru 16.3% compare
  2. 23 Paraguay 15.9% compare
  3. 24 Colombia 14.7% compare
  4. 26 Uruguay 10.9% compare
  5. 27 Burkina Faso 8.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international in El Salvador was 12.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international?
El Salvador ranks 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - international rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. 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) (%) - International Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 266 data points, 2003–2022
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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