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

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
down 70.0%
World rank
24th
of 24 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2008
All-time low
0.3%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in El Salvador, 2008–2022

0123452008201520222008: 4.52009: 32010: 42011: 2.82012: 0.2972014: 4.42021: 0.8992022: 0.269

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in El Salvador stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in El Salvador peaked at 4.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.

That places El Salvador 24th out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in El Salvador, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 4.5%
2009 3.0% -34.7%
2010 4.0% +34.5%
2011 2.8% -29.9%
2012 0.3% -89.3%
2014 4.4% +1373.2%
2021 0.9% -79.4%
2022 0.3% -70.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 4% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 23% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.7% 3.0% 4.5% 2
2010s 2.9% 0.3% 4.4% 4
2020s 0.6% 0.3% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 21 Chile 1.3% compare
  2. 22 Uruguay 1.0% compare
  3. 23 Colombia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional?
El Salvador ranks 24th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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