Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 9.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.8%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
17th
of 33 countries
All-time high
13.4%
in 2019
All-time low
2.0%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador, 2007–2022

2.557.51012.52007201420222007: 62008: 9.72009: 2.22010: 22011: 92012: 7.42014: 3.92015: 12.22016: 6.32017: 4.52018: 5.32019: 13.42021: 10.62022: 9.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in El Salvador stood at 9.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in El Salvador peaked at 13.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.

That places El Salvador 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 6.0%
2008 9.7% +61.2%
2009 2.2% -77.0%
2010 2.0% -11.2%
2011 9.0% +355.4%
2012 7.4% -18.1%
2014 3.9% -47.4%
2015 12.2% +214.7%
2016 6.3% -48.6%
2017 4.5% -27.9%
2018 5.3% +17.0%
2019 13.4% +152.2%
2021 10.6% -20.7%
2022 9.8% -7.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 9.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 9.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.2%, 2.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social 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
2011 +355.4% 2.0% 9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.0% 2.2% 9.7% 3
2010s 7.1% 2.0% 13.4% 9
2020s 10.2% 9.8% 10.6% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 14 Romania 13.2% compare
  2. 15 Mongolia 12.3% compare
  3. 16 Uruguay 12.1% compare
  4. 18 Costa Rica 8.9% compare
  5. 19 Sri Lanka 6.7% compare
  6. 20 Indonesia 6.7% compare

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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 9.8% 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 13.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
El Salvador ranks 17th out of 33 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 up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Insurance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 310 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population