Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 20.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 39 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2014
All-time low
18.2%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 18.22008: 20.52009: 20.42010: 21.12011: 20.82012: 21.12014: 222015: 20.82016: 20.72017: 21.22018: 21.92019: 212021: 20.72022: 20.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador stood at 20.8%.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador peaked at 22.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2007.

That places El Salvador 11th out of 39 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 18.2%
2008 20.5% +12.4%
2009 20.4% -0.5%
2010 21.1% +3.8%
2011 20.8% -1.6%
2012 21.1% +1.6%
2014 22.0% +3.9%
2015 20.8% -5.2%
2016 20.7% -0.4%
2017 21.2% +2.2%
2018 21.9% +3.6%
2019 21.0% -4.2%
2021 20.7% -1.4%
2022 20.8% +0.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 20.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 20.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.4%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.7% 18.2% 20.5% 3
2010s 21.2% 20.7% 22.0% 9
2020s 20.7% 20.7% 20.8% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 8 Costa Rica 20.9% compare
  2. 9 Mongolia 20.9% compare
  3. 10 Indonesia 20.8% compare
  4. 12 Russian Federation 20.6% compare
  5. 13 Belarus 20.6% compare
  6. 14 Malawi 20.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador was 20.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance?
El Salvador ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population