Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador

El Salvador: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance was 19.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.8%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 37 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2012
All-time low
18.1%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2022

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador, 2007–2022

051015202007201420222007: 18.12008: 18.52009: 18.72010: 19.22011: 19.12012: 20.12014: 19.22015: 19.82016: 19.82017: 19.52018: 19.82019: 19.62021: 20.12022: 19.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 19.8% for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in 2022.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador peaked at 20.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2007.

El Salvador ranks 8th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural in El Salvador, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 18.1%
2008 18.5% +2.1%
2009 18.7% +1.6%
2010 19.2% +2.2%
2011 19.1% -0.3%
2012 20.1% +5.2%
2014 19.2% -4.3%
2015 19.8% +2.7%
2016 19.8% +0.4%
2017 19.5% -1.6%
2018 19.8% +1.6%
2019 19.6% -1.1%
2021 20.1% +2.5%
2022 19.8% -1.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 19.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 19.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.6%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.4% 18.1% 18.7% 3
2010s 19.6% 19.1% 20.1% 9
2020s 20.0% 19.8% 20.1% 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 5 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.2% compare
  2. 6 Viet Nam 19.9% compare
  3. 7 Chile 19.9% compare
  4. 9 Malawi 19.7% compare
  5. 10 Thailand 19.7% compare
  6. 11 Dominican Republic 19.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance in El Salvador was 19.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance?
El Salvador ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - all social assistance rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th 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