Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in El Salvador
El Salvador: Adequacy of social protection and labor programs was 6.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total welfare of beneficiary households.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adequacy of social protection and labor programs in El Salvador is 6.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of social protection and labor programs in El Salvador peaked at 32.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 37th of 37 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 social protection and labor programs in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total welfare of beneficiary households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 28.7% | — |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -77.8% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -9.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 19% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.3%, 25% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of social protection and labor programs 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -77.8% | 31.2% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 27.3% | 28.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 24.1% | 32.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of social protection and labor programs in El Salvador?
- Adequacy of social protection and labor programs in El Salvador was 6.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adequacy of social protection and labor programs recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adequacy of social protection and labor programs recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for adequacy of social protection and labor programs?
- El Salvador ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adequacy of social protection and labor programs rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (SPL) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.