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

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International was 15.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
15.2%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
19th
of 28 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2018
All-time low
11.1%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

0510152007201420222007: 11.12008: 122009: 11.42010: 11.22011: 12.72012: 13.32014: 13.42015: 14.72016: 13.72017: 15.52018: 15.92019: 15.32021: 14.22022: 15.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in El Salvador stood at 15.2%.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in El Salvador peaked at 15.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2007.

That places El Salvador 19th out of 28 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) (%) - International in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 11.1%
2008 12.0% +8.4%
2009 11.4% -4.8%
2010 11.2% -1.8%
2011 12.7% +13.3%
2012 13.3% +4.5%
2014 13.4% +0.8%
2015 14.7% +9.6%
2016 13.7% -6.8%
2017 15.5% +13.3%
2018 15.9% +2.4%
2019 15.3% -3.7%
2021 14.2% -7.2%
2022 15.2% +6.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 15.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.0%, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 15.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.6%, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.5% 11.1% 12.0% 3
2010s 14.0% 11.2% 15.9% 9
2020s 14.7% 14.2% 15.2% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 16 Colombia 15.9% compare
  2. 17 Chile 15.7% compare
  3. 18 Dominican Republic 15.5% compare
  4. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.9% compare
  5. 21 Mongolia 12.8% compare
  6. 22 Georgia 11.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international in El Salvador was 15.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international?
El Salvador ranks 19th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - international rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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) (%) - International Private Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 272 data points, 2003–2022
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population