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

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social was 6.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.8%
Change on year
up 55.4%
World rank
24th
of 37 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2008
All-time low
3.0%
in 2017
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

024682007201420222007: 3.72008: 7.22009: 3.22010: 3.32011: 4.72012: 3.82014: 3.52015: 6.52016: 4.12017: 32018: 5.12019: 62021: 4.42022: 6.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in El Salvador stood at 6.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.4% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social in El Salvador peaked at 7.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 24th out of 37 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 in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 3.7%
2008 7.2% +96.7%
2009 3.2% -55.2%
2010 3.3% +3.3%
2011 4.7% +40.3%
2012 3.8% -19.4%
2014 3.5% -8.1%
2015 6.5% +88.9%
2016 4.1% -37.6%
2017 3.0% -26.1%
2018 5.1% +68.2%
2019 6.0% +17.9%
2021 4.4% -26.8%
2022 6.8% +55.4%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 6.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 78% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 6.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.7% 3.2% 7.2% 3
2010s 4.4% 3.0% 6.5% 9
2020s 5.6% 4.4% 6.8% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 21 Brazil 6.9% compare
  2. 22 Panama 6.9% compare
  3. 23 Sri Lanka 6.8% compare
  4. 25 Mexico 6.3% compare
  5. 26 Viet Nam 6.2% compare
  6. 27 Indonesia 6.1% 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 6.8% 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 7.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - all social?
El Salvador ranks 24th out of 37 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 80.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Insurance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 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