Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador
El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social was 20.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in El Salvador is 20.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social in El Salvador peaked at 30.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 36th 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 | 30.4% | — |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 20.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 20.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.5%, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 28.2% | 30.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.8% | 26.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 20.6% | 20.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 33 Mongolia 21.4% compare
- 34 Belarus 21.3% compare
- 35 Kyrgyzstan 21.0% compare
- 37 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.5% compare
- 38 Viet Nam 20.0% compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 9.9% 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 20.6% 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 30.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -all social?
- El Salvador ranks 36th 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 1.0%. 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 Protection and Labor. 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