Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 20.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
27th
of 37 countries
All-time high
23.7%
in 2007
All-time low
20.2%
in 2012
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador, 2007–2022

05101520252007201420222007: 23.72008: 23.32009: 22.42010: 22.22011: 22.42012: 20.22014: 22.12015: 20.42016: 20.52017: 20.82018: 20.42019: 20.72021: 20.32022: 20.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 20.4% for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador peaked at 23.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 23.7%
2008 23.3% -1.7%
2009 22.4% -3.9%
2010 22.2% -0.9%
2011 22.4% +0.9%
2012 20.2% -9.5%
2014 22.1% +9.1%
2015 20.4% -7.6%
2016 20.5% +0.3%
2017 20.8% +1.4%
2018 20.4% -1.6%
2019 20.7% +1.5%
2021 20.3% -2.4%
2022 20.4% +0.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 20.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.5%, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 20.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.6%, 86% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.1% 22.4% 23.7% 3
2010s 21.1% 20.2% 22.4% 9
2020s 20.3% 20.3% 20.4% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 24 Republic of Moldova 21.2% compare
  2. 25 Thailand 21.0% compare
  3. 26 Russian Federation 20.7% compare
  4. 28 Peru 20.4% compare
  5. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.4% compare
  6. 30 Georgia 20.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador was 20.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
El Salvador ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 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 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 365 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