Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador
El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 21.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in El Salvador stood at 21.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in El Salvador peaked at 37.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 35th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36.1% | — |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 21.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.9%, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 21.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.7%, 70% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 33.7% | 37.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 21.5% | 30.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.3% | 21.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 32 Russian Federation 23.3% compare
- 33 Mexico 23.0% compare
- 34 Mongolia 22.5% compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.6% compare
- 37 Viet Nam 20.2% compare
- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 19.4% compare
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 beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in El Salvador?
- Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in El Salvador was 21.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
- El Salvador ranks 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population