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

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and was 20.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.5%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
31st
of 39 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2011
All-time low
20.5%
in 2022
Years of data
14
2007–2022

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

01020302007201420222007: 22.12008: 21.32009: 242010: 242011: 25.42012: 212014: 23.72015: 21.22016: 212017: 21.12018: 22.12019: 21.42021: 20.82022: 20.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 20.5% for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador peaked at 25.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2022.

El Salvador ranks 31st 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 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 22.1%
2008 21.3% -3.7%
2009 24.0% +12.4%
2010 24.0% +0.2%
2011 25.4% +5.6%
2012 21.0% -17.2%
2014 23.7% +12.8%
2015 21.2% -10.6%
2016 21.0% -0.8%
2017 21.1% +0.5%
2018 22.1% +4.6%
2019 21.4% -2.9%
2021 20.8% -2.7%
2022 20.5% -1.7%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.8%, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 20.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.1%, 93% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.5% 21.3% 24.0% 3
2010s 22.3% 21.0% 25.4% 9
2020s 20.7% 20.5% 20.8% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 28 Mongolia 21.0% compare
  2. 29 Belarus 20.9% compare
  3. 30 Kyrgyzstan 20.6% compare
  4. 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.5% compare
  5. 33 Mexico 20.5% compare
  6. 34 Viet Nam 20.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and in El Salvador was 20.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -all social protection and rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Protection and Labor -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 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