Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers -urban was 14.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
14.2%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
25th
of 27 countries
All-time high
35.1%
in 2008
All-time low
13.9%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007–2022

0102030402007201420222007: 30.52008: 35.12009: 32.42010: 30.72011: 30.92012: 26.72014: 29.82015: 31.22016: 29.92017: 29.82018: 302019: 27.82021: 13.92022: 14.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers -urban in El Salvador is 14.2%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers -urban in El Salvador peaked at 35.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2021.

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 (%) - International Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 30.5%
2008 35.1% +15.1%
2009 32.4% -7.5%
2010 30.7% -5.4%
2011 30.9% +0.9%
2012 26.7% -13.6%
2014 29.8% +11.6%
2015 31.2% +4.5%
2016 29.9% -4.0%
2017 29.8% -0.4%
2018 30.0% +0.6%
2019 27.8% -7.4%
2021 13.9% -49.8%
2022 14.2% +2.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 14.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.0%, 51% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 14.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.4%, 82% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers -urban 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -49.8% 27.8% 13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.7% 30.5% 35.1% 3
2010s 29.6% 26.7% 31.2% 9
2020s 14.1% 13.9% 14.2% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 22 Colombia 16.1% compare
  2. 23 Peru 15.9% compare
  3. 24 Paraguay 15.3% compare
  4. 26 Uruguay 8.0% compare
  5. 27 Burkina Faso 6.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers -urban in El Salvador?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers -urban in El Salvador was 14.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers -urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers -urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2021.
How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers -urban?
El Salvador ranks 25th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - international private transfers -urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. 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 (%) - International Private Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - International Private Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 259 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